With Oscar buzz building, Neon has released Jafar Panahi's Covid-era short film, 'Life,' as a standalone work.

Ten years before being honored by Cannes, Panahi found a creative way to direct movies to evade prosecution: moonlighting as ...

Emad Daoud Nations are not mute beings managed solely by regulations, nor are they mechanical devices that merely require the ...

Formalism gets a bum rap. No style carries intrinsic virtue, but formalism, at its best, is a powerful expression of political crisis, embodying realities too extreme for plain narration. In ...

In January, the New York theater will host a mini-festival featuring the works of "It Was Just an Accident" director Jafar ...

Break out that combination hookah and coffee maker! Disney's live action Aladdin movie is moving closer and closer to reality, and I am so excited. After casting its three hero leads — Aladdin, ...

Aladdin: The Return of Jafar is an animated film that continues the adventures of Aladdin, the charming street rat turned prince. After the defeat of the wicked sorcerer Jafar in the first film, Jafar ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

“I’m trying to figure out how people are supposed to root for Aladdin and learn lessons when Jafar is out here looking like a whole 4-course meal.” Oh, that Jafar. The villain in Disney’s upcoming ...