Stories by Mohammad Kamran Jawaid
Despite living movies 24/7 (http://kamranjawaid.com), the writer is still truly, madly, deeply in love with cinema; the root cause of this anomaly requires further clinical trials.
He tweets @kamranjawaid
It’s now official that Warner Bros Discovery will be sold to its rival media behemoth Paramount Skydance. Hollywood has survived
Published 08 Mar, 2026 09:44am
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights makes for a beguiling, edgy, restive update
Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:03am
The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien in the leading roles.
Published 27 Feb, 2026 01:23pm
Director Sam Raimi’s Send Help is a fast, fun, campy experience that more than covers the price of popcorn and drinks
Published 22 Feb, 2026 07:08am
Eight hundred years on, the show imagines advanced technology but can’t quite imagine evolved storytelling.
Published 20 Feb, 2026 02:18pm
After watching Paramount+’s intellectually stunted Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, it’s obvious that the franchise has drifted
Published 15 Feb, 2026 07:08am
Human or ChatGPT, mistakes were made.
Published 12 Feb, 2026 02:13pm
With ALBM, Bullah, and Delhi Gate leading this year’s slate, the industry repeats a ritual it hasn’t quite outgrown.
Published 10 Feb, 2026 01:20pm
Film production may be down worldwide but the situation is downright critical in Pakistan.
Published 08 Feb, 2026 07:39am
Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy is bearable for the first 20 minutes, but things quickly turn mediocre
Published 08 Feb, 2026 07:39am
Umar Riaz’s documentary lets Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra bind together the late actor's longings, fallibilities and triumphs.
Published 05 Feb, 2026 01:19pm
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a moronic dance between savagery and self-indulgence
Published 01 Feb, 2026 07:00am
A documentary on the late Zia Mohyeddin, The Colour of My Heart, is a story of fallibilities, insecurities, regrets
Published 01 Feb, 2026 07:00am
Joe Carnahan’s heist thriller delivers tension, twists and one very filmi flourish too many.
Published 31 Jan, 2026 12:36pm
Netflix’s The Rip is among the year’s smarter action films, streaming or theatrical
Published 25 Jan, 2026 06:03am
Greenland 2: Migration's story and emotion pick up at the exact emotional beat at which the previous film ended.
Updated 21 Jan, 2026 11:51am
Greenland 2: Migration is about apocalyptic survival and picks up where its predecessor left off
Published 18 Jan, 2026 06:41am
Skip the trailer and go watch the movie instead, because director-writer Tom Gormican’s Anaconda is a fun, a-okay film
Published 11 Jan, 2026 08:32am
Somehow, this empowerment drama can’t stop contradicting itself.
Updated 06 Jan, 2026 01:40pm
Item is designed to put 99 percent of the world’s men in their place by showcasing women as ‘items’ and then angrily berating
Published 04 Jan, 2026 08:58am