Remember Die Hard, Sudden Death or Taken where one responsible family man takes on those who try to harm his family? Add The Towering Inferno into the mix and you get Dwayne ‘The Rock’...
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Soorma – made for India, not for Pakistan
Every country has heroes – be it sportsmen or scientists – and India has their share of heroes as well. However, not every biopic is meant to be screened in Pakistan and that’s exactly what has happened to Soorma, Sandeep...
POLITICS: TACT AND FIELD
Omair Alavi|Published July 15, 2018 A.H. Kardar and Z.A. Bhutto at the Gaddafi stadium With the general elections in Pakistan around the corner, many in the country are gearing up for winning a seat in the parliament. There was a...
Time for Heroes
Comic Geek Before there was X-Men or Spider-Man or The Avengers, there was a struggling publishing house named Timely Comics that had nothing at all in their kitty. Unlike the force they have become today as Marvel...
Goodbyes are rarely ‘good’ in Pakistan Cricket!
TNS brings you a dozen national cricketers who didn’t get the farewell they deserved and whose ouster might be a lesson for ‘The Professor’ who should know when it is time to hang up his boots During their recent trips to England...
Azaadi – worthy cause, unworthy execution
Pakistan’s film industry has produced many remarkable films in the past that have dealt with real-life issues including human rights violation of Muslim dominated areas such as Palestine and Kashmir. That’s exactly the same road...
Time for Heroes
Before there was X-Men or Spider-Man or The Avengers, there was a struggling publishing house named Timely Comics that had nothing at all in their kitty. Unlike the force they have become today as Marvel Comics...
Website review: Incredibles 2
Omair Alavi|Published July 14, 2018 The Parr family from The Incredibles is back! They are the only ones who can save the world where superheroes are illegal, where being part of a superhero family is considered as an...
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 which...
Smaller in size, bigger in impact
They may be small but Ant-Man and The Wasp are as big a threat to bad guys as any other Marvel superheroes. In the sequel to Ant-Man, they share the title, the action sequences and the credits when it comes to bringing back the...