We can be critical of our governments and we should be. But we must also give credit where it’s due. Our government played a major
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:29am
Whatever the reason behind the abrupt halt in the airing of Pakistan Idol Season 2 (which was being watched avidly
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:40am
Thrash — sharks in a Category 5 hurricane flood — is exactly as ingenious as it sounds and nowhere near as fun as it should be
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:44am
Bait sheds light on British-Pakistani mental health struggles rarely seen on screen
Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:55am
Feroze Khan plays an angry, rich man with a gun, opposite the bubbly Sahar Khan as his love interest, and Nawal Saeed in a...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:53am
Asha Bhosle, who passed away on April 12 in Mumbai, wasn’t just the singer of an era. With a career spanning over eight decades...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:41am
While many singers can deliver melody, only a precious few could render memory audible. Film critic Naazir Mahmood picks his...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:40am
Once a humble, comfortable summer staple, lawn was transformed into a glamorous, designer-led phenomenon during the great lawn...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 09:46am
“Firdaus Jamal said heroines should be 15 or 16 because people will get excited. This sort of predatory behaviour...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 10:40am
Film star and director Shaan Shahid has recently penned and helmed a new film titled Psycho. With a star-studded cast including...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 10:26am
Manic energy, cosmic battles and a star-studded cast make The Super Mario Galaxy Movie a joyride worth every coin
Published 12 Apr, 2026 10:19am
Dennis the Menace’s brand of rule-breaking humour reveals why naughty characters continue to delight readers
Published 12 Apr, 2026 09:30am
From the pen of Sarah Majeed, the writer of the smash-hit drama Fairy Tale, comes a new romance starring Khushhal Khan and Mawra
Published 12 Apr, 2026 09:24am
In his latest single, ‘Bewajah’, Hasan Raheem transforms a story of love and miscommunication into something far more expansive...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 09:09am
Four reasons why the new DC cinematic universe may fail (again)
Published 12 Apr, 2026 09:04am
With blockbuster ratings and a devoted fanbase, the recently concluded drama should have been a cause for celebration. But behind
Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:36am
Revenue generated by television channels rarely reaches junior artists, supporting performers and technicians. I believe that
Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:42am
Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi and his wife, actress Naimal Khawar Khan, have launched an app called Marriage4Life which, according...
Published 05 Apr, 2026 11:17am
Even though it is no masterpiece, Hoppers might have the kinetic momentum and touch of the absurd to pull the legendary Pixar out
Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:25am
How Baz Luhrmann reinvented the movie musical
Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:17am
Another day, another immediate hit for Danish Taimoor and Hiba Bukhari, as the first episode of their new serial Humrahi has...
Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:11am
The strange cases of films that set out to tell stories of love, loss and tragedy, only for real life to mirror and even surpass
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:51am
The 2026 Oscars celebrated deeply political films — but their makers chose silence on stage
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:38am
Icon checks out the two Pakistani Eidul Fitr film releases — the Fahad Mustafa and Mahira Khan-starrer Aag Lagay Basti Mein and...
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:34am
Sinners is the first-ever horror Hollywood film to smash box office records and grab critical acclaim, including Oscars.
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:34am
Mahira Khan knows how to hog the limelight. Don’t get us wrong. We say this in a positive way. For example, she recently surprised
Updated 29 Mar, 2026 08:03am
In the Ryan Gosling-starrer Project Hail Mary’s best moments, one can see the texture of an old Steven Spielberg adventure...
Updated 29 Mar, 2026 08:09am
The Tasters is a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:34am
An unintriguing new story from Geo TV about a young woman (Sabeena Farooq) who wants her long-widowed mother (Sunita Marshall) to
Updated 29 Mar, 2026 08:08am
The reality show-winner turned actor and now producer reflects on his struggles, his mentors, meaningful storytelling and why...
Updated 29 Mar, 2026 08:15am
In an unusual criminology course, students study crime, punishment and justice with the help of The Real Housewives reality series
Updated 29 Mar, 2026 08:19am
The US-Israeli war on Iran and Iran’s expansion of the war to the rest of the Middle East has triggered global economic...
Updated 19 Mar, 2026 06:23pm
If younger women act with older men in Hollywood or Bollywood, we don’t have a problem with it. However, if this happens in a
Published 19 Mar, 2026 10:57am
In the last few years, countless children have died and suffered in conflict-ridden zones such as Gaza, Sudan and Yemen and, most
Published 19 Mar, 2026 10:44am
