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From Iran to India: Five AI Film Stories Shaping Cinema Across Asia

Asian screens have adapted fast to AI-driven entertainment, from China’s billion-dollar short-drama machine to India’s corporate...

Mera Lyari Is Actually About How Girls Survive Misogyny

Sometimes Pakistani films are slotted into one of two lanes: the raucous crowd pleaser or the grim award contender. “Mera...

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...

Sohail Javed Tells TV Critics to ‘Get a Real Job’

Director Sohail Javed has called out television critics, telling them to “get a real job.” In a post shared online, Javed...

NAZA exposes Israel’s AI-assisted killing in Gaza

New documentary examining Israel’s use of artificial intelligence in its military campaign in Gaza has won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival after receiving a record-breaking standing ovation at its premiere. NAZA, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, features testimony from 24 Israeli military

Pakistani Cinema

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...

Pakistani Cinema

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...

Opinions Pakistani Cinema

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...

Global Hollywood

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...

Hollywood

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...

Hollywood

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...

Global Hollywood

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...

Pakistani Cinema

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...

Pakistani Cinema

Can Deemak Elevate Pakistani Horror to Global Standards?

Horror has long struggled to find its footing in Pakistani cinema. Despite a rich tradition of ghost stories and supernatural lore, mainstream films have rarely done the genre justice. But with Rafay Rashidi’s Deemak slated for a 2025 release, there’s a flicker of hope. Could this be the film to redefine...

Global Hollywood

We wish you a very desi Christmas

There’s something special about curling up with a good festive movie, especially when it offers a fresh twist on familiar tropes. South Asian characters in Christmas stories have brought a new flavor to holiday media, blending predictability with subversive expectations. What could be more desi films...

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