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Taste of Cherry is to the post-ISIS generation what The Stranger was to the...
Meursault is numb to the news of his mother’s death. It arrives to the central character of Albert Camus’ The Stranger via telegram and the information written on the piece of paper doesn’t bother him...
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Ben-Hur: Fast & The Furious – Jerusalem Drift
I have seriously had enough! Hearing out all my chachus and mamoos praising the hell out of Ben-Hur (1959) all my adult life has simply taken its toll. Me: “Maamo, The Shawshank Redemption.” Mamoo:...
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Happy Bhaag Jayegi: Yay or nay?
What’s the formula for an entertaining movie? Whisk romance, comedy, drama, emotions and relatable characters together, and there you have it; an entertaining movie. Happy Bhaag Jayegi is a combination...
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Ben-Hur: A disaster of biblical proportions
Oh my god! What have they done? Why would anyone in their right mind go about screwing with a universal classic? But you can’t really talk sense with Hollywood, now can you?...
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Can Baar Baar Dekho make it big?
Sidharth Malhotra (Jai) and Katrina Kaif (Diya) are starring together in a seemingly fun-loving movie; Baar Baar Dekho. But it’s not just the duo that has us anxiously waiting for the movie to hit the...
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Nerve: It’ll surely get on your nerves
With the Pokémon Go epidemic sweeping worldwide (which is getting people to run into traffic while looking at their smartphones) it seems the timing for Nerve could not have been better. It is a...
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s teaser is out and it was worth the wait!
We finally caught a glimpse of Karan Johar’s ambitious project, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anushaka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachan and our very own Fawad Khan. What I gathered from the...
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Save your money and do not watch Teri Meri Love Story
Jawad Bashir has a unique way of incorporating humour into his songs and acts, case in point: Teen Bata Teen from the mid-90s. It took Bashir quite a few years to embark on the route of film...
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Will Rang Raaz: The Secret of Colour be a step forward in Pakistani cinema?
Making it as an independent filmmaker in Pakistan is not easy. Having a film industry that consistently puts dance numbers, good-looking actors and fancy costumes over character, story and plot is bad...
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Will Freaky Ali be a nostalgic reminder of Happy Gilmore?
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is well known for his challenging roles and award-winning performances in various movies. Dekh Indian Circus (2011), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Talaash (2012), The Lunchbox (2013)...
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Akira could have been a great concept – but on screen, it’s weak
In Bollywood, women-centric movies are always considered extremely powerful, even prior to their release. From Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980) to Bandit Queen (1994), from Mother India (1957) to Mary Kom...
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Don’t Breathe: A hair-raising ride
Imagine the stuff nightmares are made of, put it on reel, and you’ll have a film that’s packed with fright and sheer shock value. Don’t Breathe is exactly that! It is an American horror film directed...
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Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai: One of the better Pakistani movies of 2016
The Pakistani film industry was once known for great dialogues, amazing stories, and family-oriented dramas with significant entertainment value – that was between the 70s and 80s mostly. Zindagi Kitni...
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For better or worse, Janaan is a step in the right direction
The Macmillan Dictionary defines a romantic-comedy as, “A funny movie, play or television program about a love story that ends happily.” Janaan is just that, but it’s not funny in the ordinary sense...
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Baar Baar Dekho: A boring time-travelling experience
There’s no doubt that Baar Baar Dekho was amongst the most anticipated movies of 2016. And we’re all excited to see Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra starring together in a Karan Johar movie. There’s...
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Ek Thi Marium – this is what empowerment looks like
Steering away from the melodramatic genre of our drama industry – which continually encircles around the ‘bechari aurat’ (oppressed woman) – projects like Ek Thi Marium attempt to bring about a much...
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Blair Witch: Unoriginal and barely scary
Seventeen years ago, for better and worse, The Blair Witch Project (1999) changed the horror genre forever. On the plus side, it brought a new meaning to the term “viral marketing” by turning a...
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Will Mirzya turn out to be just another version of Mirza Sahibaan’s folklore?
Filmmaker and screenwriter, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, waited a couple of years after the release of his award winning biopic, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), to entice filmgoers with another mystic drama...
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The Neon Demon: The horrors of going from rags to riches
So, after his last critical and commercial flop, Only God Forgives (2013), Nicolas Winding Refn is back with another film – The Neon Demon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cipOTUO0CmU The Neon Demon is...
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If we take out the romantic element, M S Dhoni could be considered an...
Not too long ago, Bollywood released a cricket biopic of a fallen star called Azhar (2016). Among other things that went wrong with Azhar, the biggest problem with it was the mockery it made of...
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