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Poor man’s Ocean’s XI, literally!
By: Omair Alavi Remember Ocean’s Eleven … where 11 dashing men robbed a Casino because the owner was dating their boss’s wife? Well, the director of that franchise Steven Soderbergh returns to mainstream ‘heist’ films wi
Hyped Adventure Gone Wrong!
By: Omair Alavi Jagga Jasoos is one of those films that entertain a certain class of people. If you aren’t passionate about fashion, if you don’t care about music, if you don’t believe in fantasy and if you aren’t fond o
SPIDER-MAN WEAVES THE WEB ON CINEMATIC RETURN
By: Omair Alavi Move aside, Tobey Maguire. Leave the arena, Andrew Garfield. The newest Spider-Man in the form of Tom Holland is here and the way he has performed, he is here to stay. From the Marvel Titles (with the Spi
Playing with Patriotism
By: Omair Alavi If you are as proud of Pakistan Army as the patriotic Pakistani, then Yalghaar is the must-watch film for you this Eid. If your sentiments don’t match the jingoistic Pakistani, don’t dare enter the cinema
GREAT TRAILERS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT!
By: Omair Alavi The year 2017 hasn’t seen much success when it comes to Pakistani films but it is all set to change with Eid ul Azha where the impressive Na Maloom Afraad 2 will be screened parallel to Punjab Nahi Jaungi
Disappointing is the word for Simran
By: Omair Alavi Kangana Ranaut is considered to be one of the most daring actors of the modern era; however, with great power comes great responsibility and by doing Simran, she has shown her irresponsible side to her fa
Karwaan – a light-hearted journey of self-discovery
Usually, films revolving around deaths are dull, slow and boring with a limited audience that likes to cry their heart out for no valid reason. Akarsh Khurana’s Karwaan is nothing like that because here, an accidental de
Jackpot pushes the industry back by decades
Gone are the days when toilet humor, spontaneous one-liners and lost-and-found theme used to appease the audience; with the passage of time, they have grown up while our filmmakers have chosen to stay inside their cocoon
Saawan Review – Anything is possible!
By: Omair Alavi the Oscar submission season is here and Pakistan’s official selection body has submitted Saawan as their entry; written by Mashood Qadri and directed by Farhan Alam, the film highlights major issues of Pa
Race 3 – When Salman Khan decides to play Sikandar
There are two kinds of Salman Khan – one that plays a character in a movie and the other that is a character in one. For the worst part of his career, Sallu played characters and his films flopped but once he...