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How Neelofar Romanticises Male Self-Absorption

It took me a while to muster the energy to watch Neelofar, and even longer to write about it because, much like the film itself, my thoughts lacked clarity. I didn’t enjoy it but I could not pinpoint why. The poetry, music, cinematography, nostalgia and animated transitions meant to evoke

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Smart Rabbit Momo is Just Dull
From the Turkish broadcaster that gave Pakistan Ertugrul Ghazi fever, TRT returns to our cinemas – this time with an animated rabbit saving the world, not an Ottoman warrior. Smart Rabbit Momo: The Big Chase, a computer-animated feature produced by TRT and 9D Medya, is now showing in cinemas across...
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Are Pakistani Films (and Audiences) Ready for AI?
Pakistan’s film industry is a click away from artificial intelligence. So how do we use it? So far, generative AI in Pakistan has been restricted to the commercial space. Brands like Zong, Olivia, Ufone, and Zero have proudly announced the use of AI-generated visuals in advertising campaigns. These experiments...
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Deemak Review: The Real Monsters Aren’t Ghosts
Pakistani horror has always thrived in whispered stories. We share them at sleepovers, recite them at family gatherings, and pass them down as folk tales layered with warnings and fear. Deemak takes these stories and places them in a beautiful Karachi mansion, where mosaic-tiled floors and crystal chandeliers...
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HunDan Brings Endangered Burushaski Language to Film
If you watch one film this year, let it be HunDan. Premiering this week at the Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF) in Karachi, HunDan – An Echo of a Dirge isn’t your usual festival darling. It’s the first-ever feature film in the endangered Burushaski language, spoken by only around 50,000 people...
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A Rom-Com Addict’s Review of Love Guru
If you love romantic comedies, you’ll spot the references in Love Guru instantly — from Hitch to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the film plays like a mixtape of your favorite love stories. Nadeem Baig’s  Love Guru has a self-awareness that may look like cynicism but grows into a gentle exploration of love and...
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Rung Breaks Ground for Pakistani American Voices
Houston, We Have a Story Houston isn’t the first place you’d expect a film festival dedicated to Pakistani American stories—but that’s exactly why Rung works. Held on April 19–20, 2025, at the MATCH theater, the Rung Film Festival broke new ground as North America’s first festival focused entirely on...
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Must Listen: Mrs. Bibi Turns the ‘Aunty’ Trope Inside Out
While screens dominate our lives and visual content floods every feed, audio remains an intimate, raw, and wildly underexplored medium—perfect for the kind of stories that don’t need spectacle to hit hard. Enter Mrs. Bibi. Starring the powerhouse Nimra Bucha and created by award-winning writer-director...
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Cooking Isn’t Oppression, But Gender Roles Are—The Mrs. Debate Explained
It’s that time of year again: when pundits argue over the discourse on domestic labor, gender roles, and so-called ‘toxic feminism’. Most of us are used to the backlash that comes with demanding basic rights—especially when it comes to domestic labor. Every year, posters advocating...
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Farha is a difficult but worthwhile watch
Set against the harrowing backdrop of the 1948 Nakba—the Palestinian exodus—Farha tells the poignant story of a 14-year-old girl who becomes an unwitting witness to one of the countless acts of brutal violence and ethnic cleansing that marked the creation of the Israeli state. Written and directed by...
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Kattar Karachi: Mafia, Music, and Mixed Reviews
So Kattar Karachi dropped on December 20, 2024, and it’s making all the right kinds of noise. But, is it the action-packed thriller it’s cracked up to be, or is it just another glorified music video? Directed by Abdul Wali Baloch and inspired by rapper Talha Anjum’s hit album, the film promised to show...
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