Category: Unconventional

In a nutshell, unconventional means not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. If there is anything else to it, do let us know.

Emad Aysha23/01/2026

Bugonia (2025) – Dissecting the alien Gen Z mind

An American friend insisted on this kidnap movie, about a guy and his cousin nabbing […]
Emad Aysha16/01/2026

Hotels in Heaven – Reviewing ‘Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life’

This is a long-overdue book review, to my considerable shame, since I’m an actual contributor […]
Emad Aysha09/01/2026

Avatar 3 – Three times the boredom

After a lot of internal debate, I forced myself to watch Avatar: Fire and Aash […]
Emad Aysha03/01/2026

'Murder in Monaco' & the mystery surrounding Edmond Safra’s death

Believe it or not, I was unprepared for the recently released Netflix documentary Murder in […]
Emad Aysha27/12/2025

Playhouse for Progress – Aran Ghaderpour on theatre, education and the science of fantasy

A colleague from Iran, Aran Ghaderpour (آران قادرپور), was so overjoyed at our article on […]
Emad Aysha19/12/2025

Stanton Island – When the role matches the actor, too much

Just saw a charming movie the other day, Lucky (2017), starring Harry Dean Stanton. It […]
Emad Aysha12/12/2025

Egypt 2020 – Theatre technicians of sci-fi innocence

I’m a terribly out-of-date person. To me, teaching using SF means learning stories, and maybe […]
Emad Aysha03/12/2025

Remade to Size – Innocence in the post-industrial age

The 1954 movie Sabrina, starring Hollywood legends Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, is considered a […]
Emad Aysha28/11/2025

Daddy Depictions – Gone but not quite forgotten

By happenstance, I got to see an excellent social drama, The Child Stealer (1979), followed […]
Emad Aysha19/11/2025

Educated Opinion – When the country becomes a classroom

A harrowing 4-day exhibition on Egypt’s digital transformation, which I had the honour of attending. […]
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