Farah Cheded

Farah Cheded is a Senior Contributor at Film School Rejects. Outside of FSR, she can be found having epiphanies about Martin Scorsese movies here and reviewing Columbo episodes here.
Moonlight

The Quiet, Necessary Radicalism of Barry Jenkins’ Movies

By Farah Cheded 

We explore two movies from Jenkins’ filmography that prove that this director knows exactly how to use the power of film to affirm the humanity of society’s most persecuted.

Rescue Dawn Christian Bale

7 Vietnam War Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen, But Should

By Farah Cheded 

Including a Vietnamese movie that was filmed during the War, a Werner Herzog drama and a horror about a vampire-zombie veteran.

Beach Rats

10 Movies to Cure Your Oscars Hangover

By Farah Cheded 

These picks embody everything awards season isn’t.

Blue Is The Warmest Color

The Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film Category Needs a Shakeup

By Farah Cheded 

The Academy’s Best Foreign Film category has been dogged by controversy for years. We suggest one potential solution.

Johann Johannsson

Remembering Jóhann Jóhannsson, Visionary Film Composer

By Farah Cheded 

A tribute to modern cinema’s most fearless composer.

Journey's End 2017

‘Journey’s End’ Review: A Gritty Reminder of How Far We Haven’t Come Since WWI

By Farah Cheded 

Saul Dibb’s latest proves an alarmingly relevant release in the centenary year of the end of the First World War.

Early Man

‘Early Man’ Review: A Fun, If Flawed, Reminder of Aardman’s Simple Charms

By Farah Cheded 

Nick Park’s latest doesn’t entirely re-invent the wheel, but it does remind us that animation can be full of ancient, rustic delights.

Casablanca Marseillaise Tears

Here’s Looking at Casablanca’s Refugee Story, 75 Years On

By Farah Cheded 

How the Golden Age classic bears remarkable similarity to a forgotten film about child refugees.

City Of God

The Legacy of ‘City of God’ on Brazil’s Favelas

By Farah Cheded 

From 2017, Farah Cheded discusses how this hugely successful film has impacted Rio’s poorest communities for better and for worse.