Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

CINEMASCOPE; BRAVING THE STORM

The Bangladeshi film Toofan is a showcase of how utterly indebted its narrative and stylistic choices are to the Indian film Published 10 Nov, 2024 07:08am

CINEMASCOPE: TAKES THREE TO TANGO

Venom: The Last Dance, according to the hype and the presumption from the title, is the final part of the Venom... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:57am

CINEMASCOPE; WILD AT HEART

So what is it that makes The Wild Robot work? Well, that would be everything, including the expected Published 27 Oct, 2024 07:40am

SPOTLIGHT: THE DEATH OF CINEMA

With attention spans dwindling and big Hollywood studios choking the box-office potential of films, even Published 27 Oct, 2024 07:40am

CINEMASCOPE: Leave In The Bag

Bagman’s biggest horror is the mediocrity of its writing and direction Published 20 Oct, 2024 09:00am

Cinemascope: Coppola’s Indulgence

Director Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, his vision of ancient Rome set in a futuristic America, is a bit of a mess Published 06 Oct, 2024 08:49am

UNDECIDED HORROR

If you are looking for convincing logic or even appealing characters, Never Let Go is not the film for you Published 29 Sep, 2024 07:56am

THE ICON REVIEW: THE GOOD, THE BRAVE AND THE UGLY

Kan Nagar makes us realise how rich Pakistan is naturally and how corruption and bad decisions keep it from rising to its true Published 22 Sep, 2024 07:25am

SPOTLIGHT: THE BADLANDS OF DUNIYAPUR

Green Entertainment’s upcoming Duniyapur is being tub-thumped as the highest budget Pakistani TV show ever. However, Updated 25 Sep, 2024 06:18pm

CINEMASCOPE: ALL JUICED OUT

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice fails to be a worthy sequel to the original film by Tim Burton Published 15 Sep, 2024 07:13am

THE ICON REVIEW: MASTANI MISFIRES

Even Aamna Illyas’ spirited performance can’t save Mastani from being a poorly written and executed mess. The movie comes Published 08 Sep, 2024 07:21am

STREAMING: MISPLACED DELIVERY

The greatest sin committed by The Deliverance is that it fails to live up to its horror billing Published 08 Sep, 2024 07:21am

CINEMASCOPE: Alien Rising

Alien: Romulus ranks a notch below James Cameron’s Aliens, but half-a-step above David Fincher’s Alien 3. Updated 02 Sep, 2024 11:59pm

STREAMING: UNION BASHING

The Union is not bad, it’s just mediocre at best Published 25 Aug, 2024 07:04am

CINEMASCOPE: Border Games

Borderlands carries enough weight to make it work, at least for an evening of escapist action-film viewing Published 18 Aug, 2024 08:11am

THE ICON REVIEW: A Bloodsucking Experience

Leech is appropriately titled — it sucks the intelligence out of your mind, the energy from your limbs and the will to sit up Published 18 Aug, 2024 08:11am

Today’s patriotic songs don’t hold a candle to the milli naghmay of yesteryear

Published 14 Aug, 2024 11:23am

CINEMASCOPE: HOW TO CATCH A PSYCHO

M. Night Shayamalan’s Trap is a clean, tightly woven thrill ride Published 11 Aug, 2024 08:32am

THE ICON REVIEW: FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE

Usman Riaz’s The Glassworker is a visually stunning but thematically heavy film about love and relationships that chooses Published 04 Aug, 2024 07:54am

SPOTLIGHT: DRAWING BLOOD

Animation is one of the most lucrative businesses in entertainment media worldwide. But in Pakistan, despite the periodic Updated 09 Aug, 2024 05:46pm