In Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad’s political thriller, a routine hair appointment turns into a nightmare situation. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic Huda’s Salon opens with a humorous and ...

The filmmaker seems eager to twist "Huda's Salon" into a more tense outing. But what tension can there ever be when you already know how this will all end? It starts ...

“Do you think you’re living in Sweden?” asks the titular hairstylist of “Huda’s Salon” with a sigh, although her question is surely rhetorical: After all, both she and the captor who is conducting her ...

Loosely based on true events, Hany Abu-Assad’s handsome spy yarn is charged by the powerful performances of its two main women. Hair salons are sacred spaces. Where else could one catch up on the ...