Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

CINEMASCOPE: SHEAR SOUL

For a film that gets so much right, something feels oddly amiss with Twisters Published 28 Jul, 2024 07:29am

CINEMASCOPE: MORE PREDICTABLE THAN DESPICABLE

The Despicable Me franchise makes a lot of money. But as its fourth part shows, it seems to have run out of ideas Published 21 Jul, 2024 06:57am

STREAMING: CLICHE FOR ALBA

Trigger Warning, starring Jessice Alba, is the kind of movie that is meant to fill slots on US TV networks as a low-budget, Published 07 Jul, 2024 07:36am

CINEMASCOPE: COMPETING EMOTIONS

Inside Out 2 introduces new emotions as its protagonist goes into her teenage years, but the sequel does not outshine the original Published 30 Jun, 2024 08:59am

Review: Na Baligh Afraad — of school boys and the perils of watching an adult film in the 90s

Despite swinging far and wide to trigger laughs, there’s little genuine comedy in the film — though, that doesn’t make Na Baligh Afraad a bad, or even a mediocre movie. Published 24 Jun, 2024 11:50am

THE ICON REVIEW: Journey To Nowhere

Abhi was made over two long years and it shows. The problem with the film is… well… just about everything Published 23 Jun, 2024 08:03am

CINEMASCOPE: Pace Over Story

IRaH’s biggest issue is that, in a mob of dubious, despicable characters, there is no one one wants to cheer for Published 23 Jun, 2024 08:03am

CINEMASCOPEE: AS MAD AS IT GETS

There’s little room for conversation in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, just a lot of action. But it’s a showcase for the one-man genius Published 09 Jun, 2024 09:25am

STREAMING: Amateur Moves

Atlas’s plot seems to be generated by an AI chatbot on one of its off-days Published 02 Jun, 2024 06:54am

Cinemascope: What If…

Despite being a film for children, IF is really about adults, even though they are side characters Published 26 May, 2024 06:43am

THE ICON REVIEW; SCREAMFEST OF AMATEURS

With Poppay Ki Wedding, the filmmakers chose to go with the formula that works best in Pakistan: comic shenanigans Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

CINEMASCOPE: APES GONE BAD

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes remains engaging and doesn’t betray the overall tone of the film series Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

CINEMASCOPE: FREE FALLING

The Fall Guy celebrates the wholesale,widespread idiocy of the fi lm business Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

THE ICON REVIEW: LOVE, LIES AND WANDERLUST

The story in Punjabi film Jee Ve Sohneya Jee is miniscule, there is little forward momentum, and the big conflicts, Updated 07 May, 2024 02:29pm

STREAMING: WEDDING CRASHER

Director Michael Winter bottom’s The Wedding Guest is a simple film that carries a visual novel aesthetic Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

CINEMASCOPE: MONKEY BUSINESS

Preposterousness reigns as the order of the day in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

Angry brides-to-be, impish djinns and peppy dance numbers — Daghabaaz Dil has it all

The film is a two-hour fest simmering with time-tested elements of escapist masala entertainment. Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:32pm

SPOTLIGHT: WILD AT HEART

Director Wajahat Rauf’s upcoming release Daghabaaz Dil was rushed through production in an unprecedented four months simply Published 07 Apr, 2024 06:45am

SPOTLIGHT: THE LONELY EID

A string of flops in the past has led to filmmakers becoming apprehensive about putting their money on the line this year Published 31 Mar, 2024 07:06am

STREAMING

Damsel is predictable and is easy, and easily dismissable viewing Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:58am