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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 ne
Blackmail – It’s so black that it’s witty!
By: Omair Alavi What would you or a friend of yours do if they found out that their wife was having an affair during the time he was working in his office? Would you not confront that guy first and later the wife for bei
The Rock saves the day … again!
By Omair Alavi It’s a Wolf, It’s an Ape, It’s a Sea Monster … No, it’s all three in Rampage where Dwayne the Rock Johnson battles against the mightiest beasts and saves the world with one thing that these monsters didn’t
102 not out – Big B, Chintu reunite to deliver a classic
By Omair Alavi Ever felt eccentric and loving at the same time? Ever wondered how life would have been had a single incident happened in a different manner? Umesh Shukla’s 102 Not Out takes you on a journey where an old
When earth’s mightiest heroes take on their worst nightmare
By Omair Alavi The Avengers are back but they are still in the Civil War mode, meaning that half of the guys are on Tony Stark aka Iron Man’s side and the other half, on Captain America’s. The person who emerges as a maj
Motorcycle Girl takes you on a journey of self-discovery
By: Omair Alavi Every now and then comes a film that connects with the audience so well that they don’t feel like watching a film but an adventure. Adnan Sarwar’s Motorcycle Girl is one such film that keeps you engaged f
Deadpool 2: Return of the anti-hero
By Omair Alavi Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 2 is perhaps the best way to come out of the shocking climax of Avengers: The Infinity War; the guy who played Thanos there (Josh Brolin) is the one who saves the day as Cable; the
For the love of Star Wars
By Omair Alavi Han Solo is to Star Wars what Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name was to Spaghetti Westerns – no matter how hard you try, you can’t disassociate one from the other. In Solo – A Star Wars Story, we get to kno
Saat Din, Mohabbat In – the perfect Eid vehicle
By Omair Alavi They say that a trailer tells you exactly how good or a bad the film is going to be; the makers of 7 Din Mohabbat In would like to disagree because they came up with a wonderful film...
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 s