Omair Alavi|Published April 7, 2018 Just as in the fictional world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, there was a gnome named Sherlock in the world of Gnomeo & Juliet, the star-crossed lovers from Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). When the...
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International cricket returns to the City of Lights
Omair Alavi|Published April 5, 2018 FANS in a festive mood at one of the T20 matches.—Tahir Jamal/White Star GOOD things come to those who wait — the saying fits Karachiites because they waited for nine long years for the return...
Baaghi 2 takes you down the memory lane
By Omair Alavi Lights, Camera, Action is replaced as Action, Action and Action in Ahmed Khan’s Baaghi 2 where Tiger Shroff pounds on the bad guys as a Tiger and comes out as a winner. The suspense thriller has all the ingredients...
Rani Returns with a ‘HICHKI’
By Omair Alavi In the age of superheroes, there is hardly any place for real-life heroes or heroines who achieve what others only think of doing. Hichki is one such film that pays tribute to the many teachers around the world who...
This cake has all the right ingredients
By Omair Alavi When the trailer of Pakistani film Cake was released, people termed it a mixture of Kapoor & Sons, Khoobsurat and Pikubut in reality, Cake is far better than all these films...
Pacific Rim’s Uprising went downwards instead
By Omair Alavi There are good sequels, there are bad sequels and then there is Pacific Rim Uprising, a sequel that had a lot of promise but instead of raising the bar pushed it downwards so badly that the makers might need a...
Book review: Superman — An Origin Story
Omair Alavi|Published March 17, 2018 We all have heard or read this line: ‘It’s a bird … it’s a plane … no, it’s Superman’, but do you know that Superman is a strange visitor from another planet who fights for the truth, justice...
REVIEW: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
BY: Omair Alavi Shadi Ka Super Hit Punchnama His name may be ‘Luv Ranjan’ but he is full of hate for those cunning women who try to take advantage of desperate men – in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety he revisits the formula of his...
Always bet on black!
By Omair Alavi Superheroes in Hollywood have been criticized for mostly being ‘white’ but the trend is changing with the success of Black Panther, the solo movie of the Marvel Superhero who will feature predominantly in the...
Sridevi – The Bollywood Diva who left too soon
By: Omair Alavi The film fraternity around the world was dealt a huge blow when Bollywood starlet Sridevi suddenly passed away at the age of 54 during a trip to the United Arab Emirates. The Hawa Hawaii girl as she was commonly...