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Aligarh: Gay love in the time of Bollywood
All right, I am holding my hands up and I admit I was a homophobe back in the day. Like any typical Pakistani youngster, a lot of my cussing and swearing involved slurs against the gay community. Even...
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10 films from 2015 that you should not miss!
Are we on the brink of total lack of creativity in the art of film-making? The year 2015 proved to be otherwise. One just needs to broaden their horizons in their perception of cinema and what it could...
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13 Hours: Better than the Transformers movies but still a pretty bad movie
Ever since bursting onto the scene in 1996 with the excellent action-thriller The Rock (1996) starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery, director Michael Bay has steadily become one of the most...
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Lights Out: You’ll never want to sleep in the dark again
No matter what mood you are in, a good horror movie can make you forget all your troubles… and also give you other things to worry about. Through the years, the horror genre has been a sure-shot hit...
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Packed with brilliant performances, Sarbjit is a classic
The geopolitical tension between India and Pakistan has resulted in numerous cinematic potboilers that have all the ingredients of tragedy, jingoism, xenophobia and grief. Sarbjit is no different. The...
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If there is a sequel to Warcraft, I sincerely hope Duncan Jones doesn’t...
The video game has 12 million subscribers and not a single one of them could have asked for another director for this movie adaptation. But guess what, contrary to the expectations, Duncan Jones...
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The struggle has paid off – the Pakistani film industry is finally awake
There is certain redemption in resurgence. A feeling of hope and of renewal, of things starting anew, of setting the old wrongs right. Pakistani cinema has come up by leaps and bounds in the last few...
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Does Rustom pronounce Akshay Kumar guilty for disappointing his fans?
Akshay Kumar is the definition of a multifaceted Bollywood star; not because he gives repeated box office hits, but because he never hesitates to pair up with new directors and their teams. This...
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Akira could have been a great concept – but on screen, it’s weak
In Bollywood, women-centric movies are always considered extremely powerful, even prior to their release. From Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980) to Bandit Queen (1994), from Mother India (1957) to Mary Kom...
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Don’t Breathe: A hair-raising ride
Imagine the stuff nightmares are made of, put it on reel, and you’ll have a film that’s packed with fright and sheer shock value. Don’t Breathe is exactly that! It is an American horror film directed...
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Army of One is so ridiculously offensive that it’s funny
When I saw the trailer on YouTube a month ago, I pitied Nicholas Cage; this man has not done a good movie in a long time and nowadays we only get to see him in memes and comics on 9GAG. So, thinking of...
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Will Trolls live up to the Shrek franchise?
What do you get when you take small, cute creatures with weird hairstyles, in adorable clothing living in a peaceful, natural habitat in their little homes? You get Trolls. Although trolls – adopted...
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The Assassin’s Creed movie promises an action-packed journey, but will it?
Almost everyone plays video games these days. If you look around, you’ll notice how millions of people immerse themselves into the world of virtual reality every day. These games are critically...
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Remembering the ones we lost too soon
It seems like the year 2016 just started a while back, but here we are, just a few days shy from welcoming 2017. A lot happened last year which took us by surprise and shocked us. But even amidst such...
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Is Shyamalan caught in a Split between his one hit wonder and the rest of his...
Once upon a time, there was a young talented filmmaker who created a cinematic masterpiece despite merely being in his 20s. This particular piece of his can rightly claim to have one of the most...
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Sarkar 3 is nothing but disappointment, Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is the same genius who gave the world stellar films such as Drohi, Rangeela, Satya, Company and Rann. However, over a period of time, his movies seem to be losing their grip and the...
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Hindi Medium proves that English is still the language of the colonisers,...
When you think of language, you think in a language. For me, it’s English. It always has been. Sometimes, I wonder if my thoughts were in another language, would I be different? Would my life have...
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What if Snow White was a little healthier and the dwarves were less perverted?
“What if Snow White was a little healthier and the dwarves were less perverted?” is perhaps what the poster for the new Snow White film should have said. Instead it said, “What if Snow White was no...
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After the letdowns that were ‘The Conjuring 2’ and ‘Annabelle’, will...
When the first Conjuring movie came out in 2013, horror genre aficionados were ecstatic. Cutting through myriads of uninspiring horror flicks, The Conjuring was a breath of fresh air which brought...
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Secret Superstar seems like a simple movie with big dreams, but can it...
Aamir Khan has been a stalwart performer in Bollywood who graces the big screen with memorable performances every time he pursues a lead role. His performances in Dangal, PK, Dhoom 3 and 3 Idiots have...
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