Omair Alavi|Published December 16, 2018 Pakistan has produced a great number of sportsmen who have done the country proud on countless occasions. But only a handful of them have managed to summarise their illustrious careers in...
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From Alif to Noon
BOOK REVIEW When the history of humor and satire in Pakistan will be written, Kamal Ahmed Rizvi’s Alif Aur Noon will always make the list. The extremely popular TV show that began in the mid-sixties and was revived in...
SPOTLIGHT: THE LAST HURRAH
Omair Alavi|Published December 9, 2018 Mehwish Hayat lends her voice to the character of Erma (below) – Photo courtesy: ARY Films Pakistan’s animated industry will probably be indebted to the 3 Bahadur franchise because had...
Top TV shows to watch this season
Every year countless TV shows make their debut and try to impress the audience; some manage to carry into a second season while some don’t go beyond the first season for one reason or the other. This year many TV shows debuted...
Dial H for Hitchcock
BOOK REVIEW The name Alfred Hitchcock will always come up whenever a list of best directors of all time is compiled; however, not much is known about the British director’s earlier works or the films that contributed most to his...
Book review: Iron Man — Beginnings
Omair Alavi|Published December 1, 2018 Ever wondered what a superhero would do if someone double-crossed him or had some of his tech (in case of Iron Man) stolen and modified for evil? In Iron Man Beginnings, Marvel takes you on...
Understanding Clint Eastwood, the director
BOOK REVIEW Ever wonder what makes a successful filmmaker great and achieve the status of being legendary in his lifetime? Follow Clint Eastwood’s iconic journey as a director through Bernard Benoliel’s Masters of Cinema: Clint...
This happens only in Pakistan
The way our batsmen threw their wickets away just to show that they don’t like taking pressure was perhaps more stupid than a comedy movie that no one likes Pakistan may be the top team when it comes to the T20 format but since...
Book review: The Mighty Thor — An Origin Story
Omair Alavi|Published November 24, 2018 Before there was a Thor feature film or an Avengers movie, there was Marvel’s The Mighty Thor, a superhero that debuted 50 years back but has gone to become a favourite for all those who...
NON-FICTION: THE MYSTERY OF DHONI
Omair Alavi Published November 18, 2018 The coolest captain in Indian cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, may be on the verge of hanging up his gloves, but ever since his debut in international cricket in 2004, he has developed more...