Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

CINEMASCOPE: MARVELLOUS HOKUM

A trio of female superheroes fi nd their identities linked and they come together for an adventure that makes The Marvels a fun watch Published 19 Nov, 2023 07:12am

STREAMING: THE FOLLY OF YOUTH

Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawaan rushes from one plot twist to another in an action-packed story that displays neither care Published 12 Nov, 2023 07:01am

CINEMASCOPE: Scorsese’s Indulgence

Despite its staggering beauty and an intriguing premise, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is overly long and a brutal Published 05 Nov, 2023 06:34am

SPOTLIGHT: WHAT DO CINEMA AUDIENCES WANT ?

Despite the shot in the arm provided by the blockbuster The Legend of Maula Jatt, Pakistan’s film industry seems, once again Published 05 Nov, 2023 06:34am

THE ICON REVIEW: WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

Oscar hopeful In Flames’ chief snag is the reasoning and actions of its characters — and by extension, the narrative Published 29 Oct, 2023 07:03am

CINEMASCOPE: DAMN THE DEVIL

Exorcist: Believer is scary in its utter lack of originality Published 15 Oct, 2023 06:40am

CINEMASCOPE: CREATED THEN DESTROYED

There is nothing objectionable in The Creator other than the utter lack of a good story Published 08 Oct, 2023 08:13am

THE ICON REVIEW: THE CURSE OF 13

13 feels like amateur hour running on steroids and even a talented cast is wasted in it Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:53am

STREAMING: MATHEMATICS AND ANXIETY

Everything in the thriller Jaan-i-Jaan is designed and executed by director Sujoy Ghosh with great finesse, Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:53am

CINEMASCOPE: The Exorcised Demon

There is not much to horrify in The Nun II but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a watch Published 24 Sep, 2023 05:24am

SPOTLIGHT : HEADS OVER TAILS

Filmmaker Saeed Rizvi’s fantastical 1994 horror film Sarkata Insaan has been remastered and re-released in the cinemas. Updated 18 Sep, 2023 03:41pm

CINEMASCOPE : VENGEANCE AGAIN

After watching Equalizer 3, you walk away wishing and praying this is last of the series Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:02am

CINEMASCOPE : RACE ADRENALINE

Neill Blomkamp’s Gran Turismo, based on the popular video-game series, sticks to the premise,which is a rare small win Published 10 Sep, 2023 07:00am

THE ICON REVIEW : LIFE’S CURIOUS COMPLEXITIES

Sarmad Khoosat’s Zindagi Tamasha has finally released… on YouTube. Contrary to heated speculations about it, but perhaps aptly, Published 27 Aug, 2023 07:07am

FREEING THE CIRCUS OF LIFE

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat says all there is to say in his short appended video on YouTube Published 27 Aug, 2023 07:07am

SPOTLIGHT: PUNJABI CINEMA TO THE RESCUE?

One foreign-produced Punjabi language film was the beacon of light for Pakistani cinemas this year. Published 20 Aug, 2023 07:39am

CINEMASCOPE : HAUNTING HIJINKS

Director Justin Simien and screenwriter Katie Dippold succeed in making a better version of Haunted Mansion than the 2003 Published 06 Aug, 2023 08:00am

Indus Echoes, Pakistan’s ‘first Sindhi language feature film in 26 years’, nears completion

It’s a Sindhi film made by a Sindhi for Sindh, says filmmaker Rahul Aijaz. Updated 01 Aug, 2023 12:29pm

THE ICON REVIEW : THE BARBIEHEIMER DOUBLE BILL

Life is plastic, grim and far from fantastic and everything explodes eventually Published 29 Jul, 2023 07:11am

Review: In Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God, a boy and his friends save a barren world with green energy

For audiences whose primary interest is to know whether the film is worth spending money on — it is. Published 24 Jul, 2023 11:41am