Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

CINEMASCOPE: The Exorcised Demon

There is not much to horrify in The Nun II but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a watch Published 24 Sep, 2023 05:24am

CINEMASCOPE : VENGEANCE AGAIN

After watching Equalizer 3, you walk away wishing and praying this is last of the series Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:02am

SPOTLIGHT : HEADS OVER TAILS

Filmmaker Saeed Rizvi’s fantastical 1994 horror film Sarkata Insaan has been remastered and re-released in the cinemas. Updated 18 Sep, 2023 03:41pm

CINEMASCOPE : RACE ADRENALINE

Neill Blomkamp’s Gran Turismo, based on the popular video-game series, sticks to the premise,which is a rare small win Published 10 Sep, 2023 07:00am

THE ICON REVIEW : LIFE’S CURIOUS COMPLEXITIES

Sarmad Khoosat’s Zindagi Tamasha has finally released… on YouTube. Contrary to heated speculations about it, but perhaps aptly, Published 27 Aug, 2023 07:07am

FREEING THE CIRCUS OF LIFE

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat says all there is to say in his short appended video on YouTube Published 27 Aug, 2023 07:07am

SPOTLIGHT: PUNJABI CINEMA TO THE RESCUE?

One foreign-produced Punjabi language film was the beacon of light for Pakistani cinemas this year. Published 20 Aug, 2023 07:39am

CINEMASCOPE : HAUNTING HIJINKS

Director Justin Simien and screenwriter Katie Dippold succeed in making a better version of Haunted Mansion than the 2003 Published 06 Aug, 2023 08:00am

Indus Echoes, Pakistan’s ‘first Sindhi language feature film in 26 years’, nears completion

It’s a Sindhi film made by a Sindhi for Sindh, says filmmaker Rahul Aijaz. Updated 01 Aug, 2023 12:29pm

THE ICON REVIEW : THE BARBIEHEIMER DOUBLE BILL

Life is plastic, grim and far from fantastic and everything explodes eventually Published 29 Jul, 2023 07:11am

Review: In Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God, a boy and his friends save a barren world with green energy

For audiences whose primary interest is to know whether the film is worth spending money on — it is. Published 24 Jul, 2023 11:41am

CINEMASCOPE : MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

Your fi nal mission, should you choose to accept it, is to catch likely the last of the great blockbusters… Published 23 Jul, 2023 05:25am

Review: John is a gripping adult drama constricted by the viewpoints of children

Babar’s call to tell a story about young adults is puzzlingly divergent from the norm. It stands at the precipice of adulthood, just like its lead pair. Published 18 Jul, 2023 04:47pm

SPOTLIGHT: A STAB AT GRITTY INDIE CINEMA AGAIN

Writer-director Babar Ali’s film John, released on July 14, has a narrative that pushes characters to fall in a grey Updated 16 Jul, 2023 08:28am

CINEMASCOPE: GATEWAY TO HELL

Insidious: The Red Door returns the story to the family that started the series but the franchise has long overstayed its welcome Updated 16 Jul, 2023 08:27am

Aar Paar review: Sextortion, Covid lockdown, childlessness and Pak-Indo bromance — what a mess!

The film rams several unconnected plots into the narrative to make a mess of it all. Published 11 Jul, 2023 01:30pm

THE ICON REVIEW: The Thrill Of The Adventure

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is the final hurrah for an old adventurer Published 09 Jul, 2023 07:05am

VIP review: A silly, enjoyable comedy done-in by the lead actor

To counter the shortfalls, VIP puts the bulk of the weight on Ehtashamuddin, Mairaj, Hasnain and Irfan Motiwala in his most effective and well-acted role in years. Published 04 Jul, 2023 10:42am

Streaming: Back To Black

Black Mirror indulged in stories that had little commentary of technology in the past but its Season 6 reeks of a dearth of ideas Published 02 Jul, 2023 07:02am

Review: There’s something about Babylicious that brings to mind the unlucky in love Archie and the gang

The movie heralds the arrival of a bright young filmmaker — welcome Essa Khan, because you deserve the applause. Published 30 Jun, 2023 10:20am