For a debut feature, Abdelhamid Bouchnak presents Dachra, a stylish addition to the folk horror cannon. Yasmine (Yasmine Dimassi), Belil (Belil Slatinia) and Walid (Aziz Jbali) are journalism students with a project due. Their professor wants a fresh and exclusive story, nothing run of the mill, and they have 15 days to complete it.... Continue Reading →
Ek Thi Dayaan: Bollywood’s Modern Witch Myth
I used to work in a library situated in Toronto’s Little India, where I would come across a heavy rotation of Bollywood DVDs, magazines and TV series. I finally took the plunge one day after asking a co-worker what she would recommend and was seduced right away. From comedies like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998),... Continue Reading →

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