Stories by Noman Ansari
Noman Ansari is a freelance writer who regularly contributes to several publications, including Images, and is currently working on his own fantasy novel.
He tweets @Pugnate .
Showgirls of Pakistan is a powerful documentary that deserves all the plaudits it receives
Published 25 Apr, 2021 06:23am
While it could have focused more on corporate exploitation, director Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is an authentic, absorbing
Published 18 Apr, 2021 08:22am
With excellent special effects and eye-popping visuals, Godzilla vs Kong is an exhilarating monster film that makes one feel like
Published 11 Apr, 2021 08:52am
Aneesh Chaganty’s second feature film Run is a nail-biting psychological thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat
Published 20 Dec, 2020 08:04am
Happiest Season tackles its delicate subject matter quite authentically
Published 13 Dec, 2020 08:46am
If you let go of your cynicism, you’ll realise that in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Netflix has crafted a holiday classic
Published 29 Nov, 2020 06:54am
The Outpost avoids clichéd nationalistic dialogue but fails, unlike its source material, to critique the American military complex
Published 22 Nov, 2020 09:06am
With no romance and no comedy, Holidate is worse than the rom-coms it mocks
Published 15 Nov, 2020 07:37am
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm pokes fun at America’s problem with women and is a better and funnier film than its pop culture
Published 08 Nov, 2020 08:10am
Love and Monsters is one of the most surprisingly fun films of the year
Published 01 Nov, 2020 06:55am
Vampires vs the Bronx is a clever, if a little heavy-handed, portrayal of the gentrification process
Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:58am
The Devil All The Time seems more interested in shocking us with the book’s horrific scenes rather than in a nuanced character
Published 11 Oct, 2020 08:10am
Millie Bobby Brown is charismatic and fun to watch in Enola Holmes. But she’s stuck in a heavy-handed and cliche-ridden film
Published 04 Oct, 2020 08:14am
Netflix docu-drama The Social Dilemma is a cautionary film about how our thoughts are manipulated by algorithms designed primarily
Published 27 Sep, 2020 07:09am
You watch a film such as Bill & Ted Face the Music for good old-fashioned, hearty comedy. And it delivers
Published 20 Sep, 2020 07:58am
Christopher Nolan’s latest left me confused, dazed and shocked but almost always in a good way.
Published 14 Sep, 2020 10:37am
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is confusing and hugely mind-boggling, but is still well worth watching
Published 13 Sep, 2020 06:54am
The New Mutants, the 13th and final installment in the X-Men series of films, is fairly watchable
Published 06 Sep, 2020 07:55am
In a country where African Americans suffer from police brutality and bitter racial inequality, Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther
Published 06 Sep, 2020 07:31am
Unhinged has a terrible script but it isn’t a complete waste of time, thanks only to the acting performances
Published 30 Aug, 2020 10:16am
