Noman Ansari

CINEMASCOPE: SHOW AND TELL

Showgirls of Pakistan is a powerful documentary that deserves all the plaudits it receives Published 25 Apr, 2021 06:23am

CINEMASCOPE: CHEWED UP AND SPAT OUT

While it could have focused more on corporate exploitation, director Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is an authentic, absorbing Published 18 Apr, 2021 08:22am

CINEMASCOPE: GODS AND MONSTERS

With excellent special effects and eye-popping visuals, Godzilla vs Kong is an exhilarating monster film that makes one feel like Published 11 Apr, 2021 08:52am

CINEMASCOPE: STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE

Aneesh Chaganty’s second feature film Run is a nail-biting psychological thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat Published 20 Dec, 2020 08:04am

CINEMASCOPE: SEASON’S GREETINGS

Happiest Season tackles its delicate subject matter quite authentically Published 13 Dec, 2020 08:46am

CINEMASCOPE: CAPTURING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT

If you let go of your cynicism, you’ll realise that in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Netflix has crafted a holiday classic Published 29 Nov, 2020 06:54am

CINEMASCOPE: PLAYING WITH OUR ANXIETY

The Outpost avoids clichéd nationalistic dialogue but fails, unlike its source material, to critique the American military complex Published 22 Nov, 2020 09:06am

CINEMASCOPE: GIVING LOVE A BAD NAME

With no romance and no comedy, Holidate is worse than the rom-coms it mocks Published 15 Nov, 2020 07:37am

CINEMASCOPE: MAKING BOORISH WITH BORAT

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm pokes fun at America’s problem with women and is a better and funnier film than its pop culture Published 08 Nov, 2020 08:10am

CINEMASCOPE: BIG ON SURPRISES

Love and Monsters is one of the most surprisingly fun films of the year Published 01 Nov, 2020 06:55am

CINEMASCOPE: BLOODSUCKERS IN THE ‘HOOD

Vampires vs the Bronx is a clever, if a little heavy-handed, portrayal of the gentrification process Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:58am

CINEMASCOPE: DEVIL IN THE DETAILS

The Devil All The Time seems more interested in shocking us with the book’s horrific scenes rather than in a nuanced character Published 11 Oct, 2020 08:10am

CINEMASCOPE: A HOLLOW HOLMES

Millie Bobby Brown is charismatic and fun to watch in Enola Holmes. But she’s stuck in a heavy-handed and cliche-ridden film Published 04 Oct, 2020 08:14am

CINEMASCOPE: PUPPETS ON A SCREEN

Netflix docu-drama The Social Dilemma is a cautionary film about how our thoughts are manipulated by algorithms designed primarily Published 27 Sep, 2020 07:09am

CINEMASCOPE: AND THE MUSIC PLAYED ON…

You watch a film such as Bill & Ted Face the Music for good old-fashioned, hearty comedy. And it delivers Published 20 Sep, 2020 07:58am

I enjoyed Tenet, even if I’m not sure I understood most of it

Christopher Nolan’s latest left me confused, dazed and shocked but almost always in a good way. Published 14 Sep, 2020 10:37am

CINEMASCOPE: BENDING TIME AND SPACE

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is confusing and hugely mind-boggling, but is still well worth watching Published 13 Sep, 2020 06:54am

CINEMASCOPE: MUTANT BREAKFAST CLUB

The New Mutants, the 13th and final installment in the X-Men series of films, is fairly watchable Published 06 Sep, 2020 07:55am

IN MEMORIAM: BLACK PANTHER FOREVER

In a country where African Americans suffer from police brutality and bitter racial inequality, Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther Published 06 Sep, 2020 07:31am

CINEMASCOPE: GOING OVER THE EDGE

Unhinged has a terrible script but it isn’t a complete waste of time, thanks only to the acting performances Published 30 Aug, 2020 10:16am