Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

STREAMING: FAST TRAIN TO NOWHERE

Bullet Train may get its cult following sooner rather than later, because of its disparate set of unique-looking characters, but Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:13am

SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE SUPPORTING CAST

Supporting characters in films are not just the comic relief or the quiet bystanders to the leading characters’ actions of old... Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:13am

STREAMING: SHAKY FEET AND ADORABLE MONSTERS

The Sea Beast is probably the most Pixar-like adventurer you may get at Netflix — and yes, that should be a matter of great pride Published 07 Aug, 2022 02:01pm

STREAMING: FUN AND FORGETTABLE

Netflix’s The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, is mostly a boy’s action flick that nails the ’90s action film... Published 31 Jul, 2022 01:03pm

STREAMING: GETTING THE TONE RIGHT

Persuasion’s creative decisions stop it from realising its own potential while The Black Phone is a minor masterpiece of a... Published 24 Jul, 2022 12:02pm

THE ICON REVIEW: BAD BOYS, BAD COPY

Lafangey is an endless series of haphazardly woven events, and is copy-pasted from a mediocre Telegu film Published 24 Jul, 2022 10:59am

CINEMASCOPE: KIDDIE ADVENTURE, MARVEL SCALE

Thor: Love and Thunder is a step forward in the Marvel cinematic universe, but it is also a step backwards Updated 17 Jul, 2022 03:46pm

THE ICON REVIEW: ATONING FOR THE PAST

London Nahin Jaunga is less raucous and is directed with more nuance than Punjab Nahin Jaungi. But if you ignore the basic... Published 17 Jul, 2022 03:12pm

THE ICON REVIEW: THE DISAPPEARED QUAID

Director Nabeel Qureshi and producer Fizza Ali Meerza’s Quaid-i-Azam Zindabad walks a tightrope between a uniquely Pakistani idea Published 17 Jul, 2022 03:03pm

STREAMING: RETURN TO FORM FOR THE GHOST

Kartik Aryan’s unrelenting bits of comedy and his unmistakably Akshay-like idiosyncrasies help sustain the feel of the story in Published 10 Jul, 2022 03:14am

SPOTLIGHT: TO LONDON, WITH LOVE

Coming from the producers of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, JPNA 2 and its spiritual successor Punjab Nahi Jaungi, London Nahi Jaunga is a Published 03 Jul, 2022 01:47pm

THE ICON REVIEW: GOOD COP, BAD FILM

Chaudhry is a product of wild ambitions that doesn’t know who it’s catering to Published 03 Jul, 2022 01:06pm

STREAMING: NOT IN THE MOOD

“The time to worry about crossing lines was a lot of lines ago,” Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth) tells his... Published 26 Jun, 2022 01:51pm

THE ICON REVIEW: TRAINS, DACOITS AND ROMANCE

Rehbra is a quirky romance-drama that is reminiscent of ’90s Bollywood, and tells an engaging story with a bit of adventure and... Published 26 Jun, 2022 01:10pm

SPOTLIGHT: THE GREAT CINEMA CRISIS

With audiences not turning up to the theatres, even for supposedly blockbuster Hollywood fare, the cinema business in Pakistan... Published 19 Jun, 2022 08:43am

THE ICON REVIEW: NO LOOKING BACK

In Syed Atif Ali’s Peechhay Tau Dekho, the comedy works more often than not, but the story could use another rewrite Published 19 Jun, 2022 08:28am

STREAMING: R FOR RULING

There is no saving Thorri Setting, Thorra Pyaar from the follies of its director and screenwriter. Meanwhile, RRR oozes cinematic Published 12 Jun, 2022 11:03am

CINEMASCOPE: PUSHING PAST THE LIMITS, AGAIN

Maverick the Top Gun sequel is not just for those who saw and grew up with the original film. It will inspire a new generation to Published 05 Jun, 2022 12:06pm

SPOTLIGHT: A TALE LESS TOLD

Sarmad Khoosat’s Kamli is as ambitious as any of his recent projects, that have received festival acclaim internationally and made Updated 29 May, 2022 07:02pm

THE ICON REVIEW: I AM LIONESS, HEAR ME ROAR

Sarmad Khoosat’s Kamli is consumed by inherent frailties and conflicts of men and women. We see their ravenous carnal desires,... Updated 29 May, 2022 07:06pm