‘Leaving Neverland’ — are we all complicit on March 12, 2019Can we separate the artist from art? Should we? The dilemma of our times – yet a question of the ages. There is no question that artists or the better term, ‘creative genius’ is not the run of the mill person they see the world as we never could. ‘Great art demands neurosis. Genus is […]
‘Cheekh’ episode 6 — Bilal Abbas Khan is scary as the coldblooded murderer on February 11, 2019Drama serial ‘Cheekh’ aired its seventh episode on Saturday and boy did it carry a punch! The burning question of who pushed Nayab (Ushna Shah) off the roof has finally been answered, when the character we all suspected from the start, Wajih (Bilal Abbas Khan) confesses to Mannat (Saba Qamar). The confession in itself was […]
‘People who blame the woman for the divorce reveal poor parenting’ on January 31, 2019Model cum actor Mathira is taking no hostages as she claps back at trolls. The performer has previously shared details about her divorce with DJ Flint J in various social media posts. “Being divorced is no sin. This taboo of the word talaqshuda (divorcee) should stop. Every girl has a right to live!! So live […]
A lover of fine things and ideas on January 4, 2019Salmaan Taseer’s popular image doesn’t do justice to his diverse interests and deep commitments I discovered Salmaan Taseer after he died on the chilly January afternoon in Islamabad. This was the first time I knew who had died a violent death. I was working for the Daily Times and had seen glimpses of him in […]
‘BlacKkKlansman’ — a dark comedy about racial prejudice in America on December 22, 2018Set amid the racially charged atmosphere of America in the 70s, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a dark comedy directed by the visionary Spike Lee. The film is based on an incredible true story of the first black police officer in Colorado Springs police department, who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington. […]
Will ‘Aquaman’ help keep DCEU afloat? on December 15, 2018Aquaman has only been released in China as yet, but reviews from critics, who attended special screenings, and audience are in and the verdict is mostly positive. The movie is currently enjoying a fresh score of 75 on Rotten Tomatoes, the review-aggregation website for film and television. On its opening in China, it netted $94 […]
Do millennials expect too much from our misogynist society? on September 16, 2018To someone who can not only recall the Musharraf era but also the 1997 elections clearly –the idealistic and optimistic of youth can be hard to swallow. After all, that generation (and mine) has witnessed enough political upheavals to move beyond the jaded to “noting can change” mindset. Martial law, eight years of dictatorship, state […]
Agatha Christie’s writings tell us murder is easy on July 16, 2018Agatha Christie is rightly called the ‘Queen of Crime,’ her ‘who dun its’ and murder mysteries will keep the reader guessing until the end. She is the master of misdirection and the ultimate smoke and mirror technician. But it is not the shocking twist at the end that makes her works so popular and stick […]
The rise and fall of DCEU on July 7, 2018The extended version of the DC universe, known as the DC Extended Universe was launched in 2013, aiming to replicate Marvel Extended Universe (MCU) success with the 2012 blockbuster, ‘The Avengers.’ Widely considered as WB’s most ambitious project to date, the studio was banking on the universal appeal and name recognition of their superheroes, batman […]
What Harry Potter meant to me on July 4, 2018July 2nd (Monday) marked 20 years since Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was first published. A young single mother working as a teacher managed to have her first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone, and the rest as they say is history. I am ashamed to admit that I did not read […]