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Nocturnal Animals, available on Amazon Prime, is a 2016 dark psychological thriller, directed by famed fashion designer Tom Ford. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and hollywood doppelgängers Amy Adams and Isla Fisher, with Michael Sheen in a supporting role. Susan (played by Adams), is a successful art-gallery owner who is unhappily married to a man that is always traveling. She receives a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, (played by Gyllenhaal) that she has not been in contact with for twenty years, the novel tells the story of a teacher who takes a trip with his family that turns into a violent nightmare, leading him to seek revenge. As Susan reads the book, she is forced to come to terms with her own past choices. Nocturnal Animals explores the themes of classism, vengeance, and imperfect humanity through its stunning visuals that amplify the movie’s tense mood.

⚽ No football today, folks.

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A whole lot of standup is going on in the city tonight: First up, comedian Ali Quandil aka "The Last Man Standing" is making his Cairo Jazz Club 610 stage debut tonight at 9 pm!

While DownTown Comedy will be returning to the Tap West’s stage at 9 pm, with a line up of Egyptian comedians featuring: Mohamed Kamtcho, Islam Amin, Hamza Bahaa and Esraa Elzare.

For those of you not looking for a laugh tonight:

Indie Filmmaker Dina Abdel-Salam’s film "Cream of the Crop" is screening at AUC Tahrir at 8 pm, followed by a discussion with the director. The critically acclaimed feature follows the adventures of employees at a failing jam factory as they try to make ends meet.

Billie Eilish fans rejoice! It’s the Bad Guy singer’s Tribute Night at Room Art Space New Cairo at 9 pm!

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You should definitely pick up Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader, Frank Partnoy’s funny, yet disturbing story of the world of high finance at Morgan Stanley in the 90s, and the twilight of the Gordon Gecko, “greed is good” era. The book explored the early emergence of the derivatives trading industry and details a few of the notable high-stake transactions the firm was involved in.

Reminiscing on a bygone era of pre-financial crisis investment banking: As a derivative salesman, Partnoy was part of a group of “rocket scientists” (clever salesmen who convinced unwitting buyers to buy derivatives) that was helping structure transactions so complex that even the traders themselves did not understand them. The group proves to be very profitable but is also breeding ground for overly assertive macho behavior that today would be considered “toxic.” That reached its pinnacle at the annual drunken skeet shooting competition, F.I.A.S.C.O — the Fixed Income Annual Sporting Clays Outing — where Partnoy and his co-workers are encouraged to refine their killer instincts to use against their competitors, clients and each other.