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Sherif M. Awad

film critic-curator

since 1990

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Psychological and Emotional Effects on Viewers of Found Footage Horror Films

Psychological and Emotional Effects on Viewers of Found Footage Horror Films Introduction – Why Found Footage Horror Gets Under Our Skin The psychological and emotional effects on viewers of found...

What’s Really Behind the Fantastic Four? Exploring Symbolism, Spiritual Themes, and Hidden Meaning

What’s Really Behind the Fantastic Four? Exploring Symbolism, Spiritual Themes, and Hidden Meaning If you’ve ever sat through Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and thought, “Wait… is...

Aliens on Vinyl and Screen: How Bowie, Bridges & de Burgh Imagined the Visitors

Aliens on Vinyl and Screen: How Bowie, Bridges & de Burgh Imagined the Visitors If you’ve ever stood in front of the mirror, mouthing the lyrics to “Lady in Red” like it was a message from...

Worship of AI as a New Religion Exploring the Rise of Techno-Spirituality in 2025

Worship of AI as a New Religion: Exploring the Rise of Techno-Spirituality in 2025 Discover the fascinating rise of worshiping AI as a new religion. Explore AI spirituality, digital deities, AI...

Banned Video Nasties of the 1980s: The Horror Films Too Controversial for Their Time

Banned Video Nasties of the 1980s: The Horror Films Too Controversial for Their Time Picture this: It’s the early 1980s. You’ve just walked into a dusty corner video shop tucked between a...

Pedro Pascal Fatigue and Vanessa Kirby Pregnancy — What’s Really Going On?

Pedro Pascal Fatigue and Vanessa Kirby Pregnancy — What’s Really Going On? Let’s be honest — something’s been off lately. If you’ve been watching the Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby press tour like the...

Blade Runner: Exploring the Sci-Fi Film and Kim Wilde’s Hidden Song Connection

Blade Runner song – you’ve probably heard that phrase before, right? Maybe you pictured Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard cruising through neon-soaked streets, synths blaring, rain pouring. Or maybe you...

From Fight Club to Mr. Robot: How Imaginary Characters and Unreliable Narrators Shape Modern Storytelling

If you’ve ever sat through the end of Fight Club or Mr. Robot and thought, “Wait what just happened?”, you’re not alone. These stories pull the rug out from under us, turning everything we thought we...

From Human Hunting Movies to Real-Life Conspiracies: How Fiction Reflects Dark Truths

Let’s be honest. There’s something unsettling yet fascinating about human hunting movies. From the gritty black-and-white menace of The Most Dangerous Game to Netflix’s blood-soaked Squid Game...
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