Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

Review: Umro Ayyar: A New Beginning — a fairytale fit for children, made for adults

By adhering to our flawed approach to making movies, Umro Ayyar stays true to Pakistani cinema’s present-day trademarks — and that's not a good thing. Published 22 Jun, 2024 12:06pm

CINEMASCOPE: LET IT DIE

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth film in the series, is the lowest iteration of Bad Boys till date. It’s time to let this... Published 16 Jun, 2024 07:04am

STREAMING: A CLICHÉD HEIST

Lift is a film you’ve probably seen before, though perhaps with a story that doesn’t waste its entire cast and better production Published 28 Jan, 2024 10:23am

STREAMING: SLOW TO REVEAL

Despite the presence of Tabu, Vishal Bharadwaj’s revenge thriller Khufiya is a bit of an over-extended dud Published 22 Oct, 2023 09:17am

STREAMING: TAME MEDIOCRITY

The more Mission Majnu progresses, the more its fictitious nature peeps up and, by the third act, the film loses most Published 29 Jan, 2023 06:23am

STREAMING: THE BAD BATCH

Director Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre starring Jason Stratham is a limp adventure while Mister Mummy Published 22 Jan, 2023 07:08am

STREAMING: POE LITE

The Pale Blue Eye doesn’t raise a single hair in foreboding anxiousness Published 15 Jan, 2023 07:13am

THE ICON REVIEW: CHASING AFTER DREAMS

Director Tanaz Eshaghian’s As Far As They Can Run has been shortlisted for the Best Short Documentary at the Oscars. Published 08 Jan, 2023 07:42am

TRADE: ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT A SPRING MAKE

The soaring box office of The Legend of Maula Jatt might mislead people about the state of Pakistan’s cinema business. Published 08 Jan, 2023 07:42am

STREAMING: THE MAN AND THE LEGEND

As fact-laden as it is fictional, as deep as it is simple, as radical as it is conventional, Steven Spielberg’s quasi Published 25 Dec, 2022 08:20am

CINEMASCOPE: KING OF THE WATER

Director James Cameron is still the “king of the world”, especially when he makes sequels or movies that dive deep underwater Published 25 Dec, 2022 08:11am

STREAMING: TALES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY

Troll is a cliché of a movie, but there is a simple joy in watching something this clichéd unfold. One can’t help but enjoy... Updated 18 Dec, 2022 03:58pm

STREAMING: THE BAD AND THE UGLY

The South Indian production Godfather trending in the Netflix Top 10 is ho-hum, while the unapologetic, self-centred Goodbye is... Published 11 Dec, 2022 11:57am

THE ICON REVIEW: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Yaara Vey has a lot going against it but nothing as much as its amateurish edit. A better edit could have turned this film around Published 04 Dec, 2022 08:10am

THE ICON REVIEW: BUTTONS UP

Despite being an ensemble film, Tich Button has a carefully designed story that has one core intention: to give Farhan Saeed a... Published 04 Dec, 2022 07:37am

FIRST PERSON: THE WAR NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT

Shaan Shahid’s Zarrar has been six-years-in-the-making. Mohammad Kamran Jawaid provides a first-hand account of his own Published 27 Nov, 2022 08:09am

THE ICON REVIEW: A JOY TO WATCH

A distinct, grounded tale of human frailty and fallibility, Saim Sadiq’s Joyland sees characters in search of an exit Published 27 Nov, 2022 07:10am

SPOTLIGHT: THE BIG BOYS OF THE BACKROOM

When it comes to pushing the technical boundaries of the post-production pipeline in Pakistan, very few can claim to be pros at... Updated 28 Dec, 2022 12:11pm

CINEMASCOPE: FADE TO BLACK

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ranks among films that demolish the trend of enjoyable big-budget superhero adventures Published 20 Nov, 2022 07:09am

STREAMING: HOLMES IS WHERE THE ACTIVIST IS

There can be no denying the fact that Enola Holmes 2 is a pro-women film where the men are simply supporting characters Published 13 Nov, 2022 09:13am