Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

STREAMING: A CLICHÉD HEIST

STREAMING: A CLICHÉD HEIST

Lift is a film you’ve probably seen before, though perhaps with a story that doesn’t waste its entire cast and better production Published 28 Jan, 2024 10:23am
STREAMING: SLOW TO REVEAL

STREAMING: SLOW TO REVEAL

Despite the presence of Tabu, Vishal Bharadwaj’s revenge thriller Khufiya is a bit of an over-extended dud Published 22 Oct, 2023 09:17am
STREAMING: TAME MEDIOCRITY

STREAMING: TAME MEDIOCRITY

The more Mission Majnu progresses, the more its fictitious nature peeps up and, by the third act, the film loses most Published 29 Jan, 2023 06:23am
STREAMING: THE BAD BATCH

STREAMING: THE BAD BATCH

Director Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre starring Jason Stratham is a limp adventure while Mister Mummy Published 22 Jan, 2023 07:08am
STREAMING: POE LITE

STREAMING: POE LITE

The Pale Blue Eye doesn’t raise a single hair in foreboding anxiousness Published 15 Jan, 2023 07:13am
STREAMING: THE MAN AND THE LEGEND

STREAMING: THE MAN AND THE LEGEND

As fact-laden as it is fictional, as deep as it is simple, as radical as it is conventional, Steven Spielberg’s quasi Published 25 Dec, 2022 08:20am
CINEMASCOPE: KING OF THE WATER

CINEMASCOPE: KING OF THE WATER

Director James Cameron is still the “king of the world”, especially when he makes sequels or movies that dive deep underwater Published 25 Dec, 2022 08:11am
STREAMING: TALES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY

STREAMING: TALES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY

Troll is a cliché of a movie, but there is a simple joy in watching something this clichéd unfold. One can’t help but enjoy... Updated 18 Dec, 2022 03:58pm
STREAMING: THE BAD AND THE UGLY

STREAMING: THE BAD AND THE UGLY

The South Indian production Godfather trending in the Netflix Top 10 is ho-hum, while the unapologetic, self-centred Goodbye is... Published 11 Dec, 2022 11:57am
THE ICON REVIEW: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

THE ICON REVIEW: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Yaara Vey has a lot going against it but nothing as much as its amateurish edit. A better edit could have turned this film around Published 04 Dec, 2022 08:10am
THE ICON REVIEW: BUTTONS UP

THE ICON REVIEW: BUTTONS UP

Despite being an ensemble film, Tich Button has a carefully designed story that has one core intention: to give Farhan Saeed a... Published 04 Dec, 2022 07:37am
THE ICON REVIEW: A JOY TO WATCH

THE ICON REVIEW: A JOY TO WATCH

A distinct, grounded tale of human frailty and fallibility, Saim Sadiq’s Joyland sees characters in search of an exit Published 27 Nov, 2022 07:10am
SPOTLIGHT: THE BIG BOYS OF THE BACKROOM

SPOTLIGHT: THE BIG BOYS OF THE BACKROOM

When it comes to pushing the technical boundaries of the post-production pipeline in Pakistan, very few can claim to be pros at... Updated 28 Dec, 2022 12:11pm
CINEMASCOPE: FADE TO BLACK

CINEMASCOPE: FADE TO BLACK

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ranks among films that demolish the trend of enjoyable big-budget superhero adventures Published 20 Nov, 2022 07:09am
STREAMING: LOVE AND WAR

STREAMING: LOVE AND WAR

All Quiet on the Western Front encapsulates the idea every anti-war movie makes, that war is brutal and no man wants to kill the Published 06 Nov, 2022 07:08am
SPOTLIGHT: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

SPOTLIGHT: MADE FOR EACH OTHER

The title of the upcoming Tich Button may refer to the film’s characters who learn to live together and love each other despite Updated 31 Oct, 2022 02:02am