Stories by Farheen Jawaid

CINEMASCOPE : ILLUSIONS GALORE

CINEMASCOPE : ILLUSIONS GALORE

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is definitely made for the big screen, although its big reveal can be seen coming a mile away Published 30 Nov, 2025 06:40am
CINEMASCOPE: SOUL SWITCH

CINEMASCOPE: SOUL SWITCH

Freakier Friday isn’t as ‘freakier’ as the title suggests but, for the most part, it doesn’t disgrace the memory of its predeces Published 31 Aug, 2025 05:54am
STREAMING : MORTALITY IS PREFERABLE

STREAMING : MORTALITY IS PREFERABLE

To make a bland, meaningless movie of the magnitude of The Old Guard 2 requires commitment from every department Published 20 Jul, 2025 04:49am
CINEMASCOPE: JURASSIC DEJA VU

CINEMASCOPE: JURASSIC DEJA VU

Jurassic World: Rebirth doesn’t do anything novel but it also doesn’t stop the simple escapist fun the story and direction offers Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am
CINEMASCOPE: BREATHING FIRE

CINEMASCOPE: BREATHING FIRE

The live-action How To Train Your Dragon is better written and directed than the animated movie and its sequels Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
THE ICON REVIEW: AFFLICTED INFESTATION

THE ICON REVIEW: AFFLICTED INFESTATION

Deemak has some interesting ideas that never reach proper resolution. But it still one of the better productions from Pakistani Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:04am
STREAMING: SPARKS AND SHADOWS

STREAMING: SPARKS AND SHADOWS

The Electric State may touch on deep issues but, most importantly, is an entertainer with a human soul Published 13 Apr, 2025 07:49am
THE ICON REVIEW: FIGHTING SPIRIT

THE ICON REVIEW: FIGHTING SPIRIT

The Martial Artist, for the most part, smokes the competition and earns the label of being an ‘original’ product Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:59am
STREAMING: FAMILY FRAGILITIES

STREAMING: FAMILY FRAGILITIES

Netflix’s mini-series Adolescence transcends the barricades of intellectuality and craft and makes for the greatest work on TV Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:51am
CINEMASCOPE: FLIGHT FILLER

CINEMASCOPE: FLIGHT FILLER

The light, Mel Gibson-directed Flight Risk is quite enjoyable as a movie that doesn’t become a headache or insult Published 09 Mar, 2025 06:32am
CINEMASCOPE ; DOG DAYS

CINEMASCOPE ; DOG DAYS

Dogman has the draining manic energy of a five-year-old but one almost warms up to it by the end Published 02 Mar, 2025 06:12am
STREAMING: TAKE A TIME OUT

STREAMING: TAKE A TIME OUT

Clocking in at 92 minutes, Time Cut is a long, uninvolving and tiring piece of pointlessness Published 10 Nov, 2024 07:08am
CINEMASCOPE: REGENERATING THE WORLD

CINEMASCOPE: REGENERATING THE WORLD

Throughout Deadpool and Wolverine, the third film in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool continuity that forcefully ... Published 04 Aug, 2024 07:54am
THE ICON REVIEW: ALL THAT GLITTERS

THE ICON REVIEW: ALL THAT GLITTERS

Umro Ayyar: A New Beginning has good visual effects and good performances in parts, but is let down by constrained production Published 30 Jun, 2024 08:59am
THE ICON REVIEW; PREMATURE ESCAPADES

THE ICON REVIEW; PREMATURE ESCAPADES

With Na Baaligh Afraad, Pakistani cinema gets its very own raunchy teen comedy … without the raunchiness or the comedy Published 30 Jun, 2024 08:59am
STREAMING: MISS AND HIT

STREAMING: MISS AND HIT

Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver clogs Netflix’s stream bandwidth with inane, unwarranted Updated 07 May, 2024 02:29pm