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oh. my. god! could it be more fake?: 15 reasons...

Everyone’s seen Friends, and if you haven’t, what fill you even been doing with your...

tough guy syndrome: ragging is not shugal or...

Underneath Barry Block’s ominous tress,at the grand Aitchison College, the “premier school in...

clearly imran shah isn t the sort of...

I’m sure every Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member,in the leadership of Imran Khan, watched the...

game of thrones season 7: is got slowly but surely...

*Spoilers lie ahead*There is a certain gleeful pleasure — I’m certain the Germans believe a word...

sangat proves that mothers will always force their...

Written by Zafar Mairaj who has also recently penned down Muqabil,another drama that deals with a...

kangana ranaut will have none of this sexism...

whether I had Rs10 for every time someone in fifth grade told me I was ‘bossy’,I would probably...

battle of the khans: wajahat vs imran - but why?

A few days ago,I had the “privilege” to see a video sent to me by one of my friends who happens...

from a politician to a statesman: in an era of...

I started following Imran Khan when he used to be that kid who had a penny in his pocket but wanted...

bullying is not limited to kids like keaton jones;...

If you are a parent,a trend follower, or simply someone who is connected to social media, or then...

how could salman ahmed let his masterpiece die a...

Being a 90s child,it won’t be wrong to say that we’re the final generation, that among many...

changetheclap: giving inclusivity a new direction,...

As 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence came to a close on December 10th,World Human...

when hospital waste is disposed off in the chitral...

A video recently became viral in which an official from the Chitral Health Department is seen...

no country for kiki challenge: forget corruption, ...

The entire world is familiar with the rather notorious ‘Kiki challenge’ by now. It is yet...

rangreza is being labelled a musical - but aren...

The trailer for the upcoming Pakistani film Rangreza was released recently to largely positive...

mohammed bin salman openly calling khamenei ...

US President Donald Trump’s cozy relationship with Saudi Arabia makes limited sense in its recent...

for how long will you keep defending imran khan,...

Currently,the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan, or rather the demigod for the...

hospitals, schools, malls and now amusement parks...

We often complain of lack of recreational activities in Karachi – a city which can easily be...

with motorcycle girl and girlsonbikes, pakistani...

Adnan Sarwar,the famed director cum musician of the biographical sports film Shah (2015), is back to...

speaking in english may not be pakistan cricket...

In a world where there are many issues to be addressed,we regain carried away by unnecessary things...

5 reasons why the predator will revive a...

It was in 1987 that the world was first introduced to an additional-terrestrial hunter with advanced...

the sequel challenge: can tiger zinda hai fare...

Creating movie franchises seems to be the norm nowadays,which means that if a movie does well, it...

pakistan finally has its very own live action...

The superhero movie category is one of the most lucrative film genres around the globe. In modern...

i confess, i thought she was a nanny too…

It is only human to make mistakes,but we have made certain errors a part of our daily pattern. One...

the rise of bilawal bhutto zardari: much more than...

In the midst of the political tussle between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan...

game of thrones s07 e05: mellow yet extremely...

After the fourth episode,I felt that Game of Thrones (GoT) would definitely behind its pace down...

will naa maloom afraad 2 be as good as its...

Na Maloom Afraad 2 is the sequel we’ve been waiting for. The original Pakistani comedy...

manikarnika: only bollywood s real queen can...

Gone are the days when Bollywood was associated with movies that only portrayed the valour and...

young at heart: badhaai ho hilariously tackles old...

The trailer of the much awaited Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra starrer, Badhaai Ho, is...

7 reasons why pakistanis should be extremely proud...

For anyone who doesn’t know who Kumail Nanjiani is,he’s a Pakistani-American comedian, writer...

etblogsasks: if you could remove one political...

With General Elections upon us,we took to the streets of Karachi to ask people the political party...

despite criticism, kangana ranaut is back with...

If someone can be trusted to pull off a stellar performance in a female-centric film,it is...

will the dark tower prove to be stephen king s...

About some four decades back,ample screen adaptations of Stephen King’s books were being made...

arth 2 looks visually appealing, glamourous and...

I always feel that a trailer cannot be an evaluator for how a movie will turn out,like the saying...

benazir bhutto international airport: a nightmare...

Alas,it was only a matter of time before the “Worst Airport in the World-2014 would crawl back...

dark phoenix: is it time for the x men franchise...

The X-Men franchise is perhaps one of the few and only film franchises that has managed to stay...

game of thrones s07 e04: a stark reunion, an epic...

Recently,I read that some fans and critics were complaining about the seventh season of Game of...

10 reasons why we cannot wait to watch padmavati

The trailer for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati released on Monday,and it broke the...

menstruation should be discussed without any...

Filmmaker cum screenwriter R Balki has a reputation of covering atypical subjects in his movies,with...

jurassic world: the fallen kingdom - the good, the...

Dinosaur geeks all over the world held their breaths as the trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen...

after verna and arth 2, rangreza s colourful and...

This month,a lot of Pakistani potential blockbusters gain released their trailers one after the...

game of thrones s07 e03 was, in its truest sense,...

If the final episode of Game of Thrones (GoT) can be compared to Lord of the Rings: Return of...

why muslim women need to stop justifying domestic...

Muslim men are allowed to hit their wives – not with fists,but gently using only short sticks and...

watch, process, rewind, repeat: what in the world...

When the last known Jedi,Luke Skywalker, himself seems to think that “it’s time for the Jedi to...

move over avengers! godzilla: king of the...

It was in October 2015,after the release of Godzilla (2014), when Legendary Entertainment announced...

the disaster artist: the best movie about the...

James Franco,star of the 2010 biographical survival drama, 127 Hours, and will now be seen as a...

will the force be with star wars: the last jedi?

Unless youve been hiding in a galaxy far,far absent, you have probably heard that Disney has just...

will american horror story season 7 reveal america...

Ryan Murphy was unusually forthcoming approximately the upcoming season of American Horror...

does punjab nahi jaungi have what it takes to...

There is a lot of spectacle,colour, emotion, and singing and dancing in the recently released teaser...

game of thrones s07 e06: beyond the wall went far...

Season seven is coming to a close and the stakes just withhold getting higher. The sixth episode...

farhan akthar s lucknow central has much more to...

I’ll admit Hindi films aren’t always a delight to watch,but we must appreciate Bollywood’s...

yes, thugs of hindostan is a copy of pirates of...

Aamir Khan,aka Mr Perfectionist, has always exceeded expectations, or whether they are about the...

gerald s game has the potential to be a genre...

It looks like Stephen King is on a cinematic roll these days. The American author of horror just...

shoaib mansoor s most anticipated movie, verna, is...

After hits like Khuda Ke Liye and Bol revived Pakistani cinema,Shoaib Mansoor is all set to...

instead of invoking patriotism and jazba,...

It’s become common practice for brands to associate themselves with humanitarian work and...

despite tom hardy s good looks, the venom ...

I will put my hands all the way up for everyone to see and candidly admit that I have no idea who...

12 strong is a cliche post 9 11 war movie...

Remind me again,what year is this? 2017? Well, 16 years on, or Hollywood is still stuck at 9/11....

pirates of the caribbean is back!

Ok now! whether you guys still haven’t noticed,the latest fad to hit Tinsel Town is films...

i would rather gouge my eyes out than watch the...

It was back in 2007 that cinemagoers were treated to the classic that was Namastey London,a film...

with its fresh talent and catchy music, maan jao...

In the final decade or so,we have seen Pakistani cinema seemingly thriving, with TV actors shifting...

kashmir: the perfect combination of vital signs...

Despite being an avid music lover,I’ve stopped following modern Pakistani music for fairly a while...

chef: will it offer the right amount of flavour?

Saif Ali Khan’s latest appearance comes in the form of a lead role in the upcoming film...

game of thrones season 7 might see the end of...

Just like Melisandre brought Jon Snow back to life in season six, Game of Thrones (GoT) fans were...

journalism vs sensationalism: the front runner...

In the era we live in nowadays,we have made peace with the fact that no matter where we are or what...

with wisecracks that stop at nothing, the trailer...

It was only after the movie had spent 12 years in development hell that we finally got to watch Ryan...

we are all pakistanis and that itself is enough to...

Recently,I came across an advertisement made by Filumbaaz for Leisure Club, a clothing company in...

back to school: can helicopter eela help kajol...

The final time the audience saw Kajol in a Bollywood movie was in Dilwale,which also starred Shah...

will lightning strike twice for jawani phir nahi...

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani was a massive hit at the box office and became the highest grossing film in...

after defeating voldemort, daniel radcliffe...

Ask any aspiring actor around to spell out a certain shot way of becoming celebrated overnight and...

tera baap jaraha hai : when police officers remind...

How many times have you wondered why you are stuck in a traffic jam? And then received your retort...

will daddy glorify arun gawli s crimes or his...

As a passionate film fanatic,I am always on the lookout for upcoming movies. A few days ago, I came...

game of thrones season 7: the great war is here

When we final left the world of the Seven Kingdoms at the finish of season six of Game of...

heartbreaking and unrestrained, love sonia will...

Producer turned director Tabrez Noorani,who has worked on internationally acclaimed movies such as...

victoria and abdul: an enthralling story of...

In most biographical dramas,the notion of adaptation is never fully exercised; it is often an...

will dc comics justice league be the answer to...

One thing I can never wrap my head around is the weird fact that all ofZack Snyder’s DC...

jigsaw: a new direction for an old franchise that...

I think it goes without saying that the Saw movies are definitely an acquired taste. It probably...

are you ready for the eye candy and action galore...

Ever since the two World Wars,the spy-thriller genre has been a staple of the film industry. Your...

tag : a hilarious story of an outlandish tradition...

In January 2013,The Wall Street Journal ran a story approximately a group of friends who had been...

the hungry: can bollywood do justice to...

Turning a theatrical drama into a full length film is not an easy job and in most cases,it proves to...

rabi pirzada s creepy version of mere rashke...

There is nothing more annoying than listening to one of the great classics being slayed by its...

etblogs plays independence day trivia: how well do...

Like every year,celebrations for our Independence Day maintain begun full swing. Patriotism can be...

will the fate of the furious pass the test of...

The Fast and the Furious franchise has cemented itself deep into the billion dollar club. It’s...

veere di wedding: a film of the women, by the...

The much anticipated trailer of Veere Di Wedding is out and after the first viewing you can reveal...

steven spielberg, meryl streep, tom hanks and more...

Tinseltown’s fascination with the Vietnam War has manifested itself in many guises over the...

will alicia vikander make a better lara croft than...

There was a point in my life when I desperately wanted to be an archaeologist. While I was young and...

history repeats itself, as stephen king s it ...

Clowns of the world are up in arms and they are not just excited,they are furiously frothing at the...

terminal fails to grab our attention, but will...

Hot on the heels of an Oscar nomination for her incredible performance as Tonya Harding...

will azaadi be able to aptly capture the dream...

The latest offering to come from Lollywood is Azaadi, which circles around the dream of a free...

is thor: ragnarok the weirdest marvel offering...

It’s hammer time,or not! Considering we just had Hela aka the Goddess of Death stopping Thor’s...

hurricane heist seems like a messy mix of fast...

Director Rob Cohen helmed some iconic movies like The Fast and the Furious and xXx in the early...

after harley quinn, margot robbie brings her charm...

Directed by Craig Gillespie,the biographical sports comedy is based on the genuine life of Tonya...

secret superstar seems like a simple movie with...

Aamir Khan has been a stalwart performer in Bollywood who graces the tremendous screen with...

blade runner 2049: an evolved extension of the...

Welcome back to Los Angeles (LA). The year is 2049 and LA is as grey, rainy and full of neon as...

jennifer lawrence s new horror thriller, mother!,...

As the age-primitive saying goes,visitors, like fish, or stink after three days. And...

this mother s day, let s pay a special tribute to...

What is a special child? You could scour through piles of books or websites on the internet. You...

skyscraper seems similar to die hard and...

After seeing him going on a rampage against creatures of enormous sizes,Dwayne ‘The Rock’...

alpha: a glimpse into why the age old bond between...

‘Man’s best friend’ is a pretty common expression that refers to the powerful relationship...

with anil aishwarya sharing the screen after 18...

“Ladies and gentlemen,presenting the star of jhankar orchestra, Fanney Khan!”With such an...

wajood s trailer fails at its one job - attraction

Trailers or previews are unarguably the most meaningful gizmo to lure and persuade filmgoers to...

good work appeals to the intellect and does not...

Five of the most talented actors,Ahmed Ali Akbar, Hareem Farooq, and Shafqat Khan,Usman Mukhtar and...

can shazam! do for dc what iron man did for...

DC Extended Universe (DCEU),the rushed cinematic universe which longs to replicate what Marvel...

move over, marvel! mission impossible may be the...

It isn’t common for action franchises to actually gain momentum as they net older; more often than...

can ant man and the wasp surpass its prequel, or...

Back in 2013,when Paul Rudd was cast as Ant-Man, a relatively unknown superhero, and fans were quite...

avengers: infinity war just might be the ultimate...

“There was an conception to bring together a group of remarkable people,to see whether we could...

the mummy: tom cruise and russel crowe, what more...

Well guess what? As certain as night follows day,we possess got another film where Tom Cruise is...

sui dhaaga may just be as good as or even better...

When I read that Yash Raj Films was producing a film starring Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan,I...

parwaaz hai junoon will ensure every pakistani is...

Parwaaz Hai Junoon has been making rounds and creating buzz since its first teaser was released to...

the grinch is proof that hollywood has officially...

Hollywood’s fondness for revisiting familiar ground to gain rapid/fast money keeps leading to...

mohsin ali s chupan chupai tackles unemployment...

Pakistani cinema,since its true revival in recent years, has recently begun producing films that...

zesty and witty, load wedding uncovers body...

Director cum screenwriter Nabeel Qureshi and producer Fizza Ali Meerza,the famed duo behind hits...

venom s teaser was empty and disappointing, but...

A standalone movie featuring Venom has been in the pipeline at Sony since 2007. Many scripts were...

mulk unmasks terrorist attacks and muslims in...

From the 1969 Gujarat riots to the 2014 Assam violence,Muslims in India possess frequently become...

the mother of all sharks in the meg will make...

Meg: A Novel of Deep terrorism,a science fiction horror novel penned by Steve Alten and published...

allahyar and the legend of markhor proves pakistan...

The Pakistani industry is in full flourish,evidence of which can be gathered by the hype created...

narcos season 3: can the cali cartel be as...

Following the demise of the Medellin cartel and its kingpin,a certain Mr Pablo Emilio Escobar...

in the land of raj and simran, will varun dhawan s...

October,starring Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu and Gitanjali Rao, or is not your clichéd love...

war for the planet of the apes is hitting theatres...

Despite all these years,I can still vividly remember one of the climax scenes from the original...

sorry george clooney, but no one carries out a...

Sixteen years ago,Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 wowed audiences by offering a slick, stylish...

did disney just ruin our childhood with its...

whether you read Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel A Wrinkle in Time as a child (or even as an...

half widow: not pakistan, not india, but the world...

Throughout history,cinema has functioned as a voice against oppression. Be it films such...

hindi medium: when pakistan and india come...

I always knew Saba Qamar was good,but this good? She is going ‘toe-to-toe with Irrfan Khan and...

can bohemian rhapsody do justice to a band as...

Seeing how fervent Hollywood is to immediately turn even mildly intriguing people and events into...

game of thrones s07 e02 was a visual spectacle,...

If there were more than seven episodes in season seven of Game of Thrones (GoT), the second...

kaalakaandi has all the ingredients to be another...

It is no secret that Saif Ali Khan hasn’t had good luck at the box office as of late. His last...

teefa will definitely be in trouble if the movie...

I had been looking forward to the trailer of Ali Zafar’s Teefa in wretchedness after its first see...

sanju: a biopic no one dare question or criticise

It is no secret that Raj Kumar Hirani shares a strong bond with Sanjay Dutt,having worked with him...

intense and insane, blackmail seems to have all...

The moment the posters for Irrfan Khan’s upcoming dark comedy Blackmail were released,with the...

the shape of water: a quirky and twisted spin on...

When it comes to bizarre,peculiar or quirky, there is one man you can truly trust – Guillermo del...

will wonder woman turn things around for dc...

Superman,who? Batman, I don’t care! Wolverine, or too macho for my liking!Are you sick and tired...

jibran nasir s defiance of power and the...

A slap is the ultimate insult.It demeans a person; humiliates them.While it’s physically not as...

with john wick s david leitch at its helm, atomic...

In 2014,two stuntmen David Leitch and Chad Stahelski made their foray into directing their debut...

black panther seems to be diversely epic and will...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) doesn’t seem like it’s slowing down anytime soon,despite...

mary poppins returns may not surpass the classic,...

Several years ago,in the film Saving Mr Banks, Walt Disney Pictures told us in considerable detail...

sheheryar munawar goes from bhaijaan to jaan ...

Pakistan’s blooming film industry has branched itself out with multiple genres; from the family...

baby driver - revving it up with a car chase...

absorb you ever wondered what you’d get whether you mix La La Land’ with ‘The Fast and the...

pari s trailer had one job - to scare the viewers...

Pari will be Anushka Sharma’s third production under her banner,Clean Slate Films. Pari, as the...

can the biopic the mercy do justice to donald...

In October 1968,amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst set out to compete in a non-discontinue,...

a faithful stephen king adaptation, pet sematary...

Stephen King adaptations never move out of style. However,the widespread success of...

intense and daring, al pacino s paterno brings...

The sporting world has been rocked by several scandals of late,with controversies such as doping and...

solo: a star wars story looks exactly like the...

Arguably the most influential character of the Star Wars saga has to be Han Solo. His place in the...

rani mukerji s hichki is here to prove that ...

Rani Mukerji is one of those few Bollywood actresses,like Vidya Balan, who have established a niche...

with an unrecognisable bale as dick cheney and a...

You aren’t likely to recognise Christian Bale in the trailer for Vice,an upcoming biographical...

first man: watching ryan gosling take a giant leap...

The Apollo 11 moon landing remains one of the most iconic milestones in human history,while Neil...

dark and suspenseful, will glass help shyamalan...

M Night Shyamalan has admittedly had more misses (Lady in the Water,The Happening, The Last...

kate winslet survived in titanic but will she be...

The upcoming film, The Mountain Between Us, seems like yet another joyride full of jumps, or...

khuda mera bhi hai: a game changer for pakistan s...

Pakistani dramas are always under fire for portraying the ‘weepy woman’ and the ‘naik...

hilarious yet heartwarming, 102 not out proves...

When two legendary stars of Indian cinema come together for a film after 27 years,you know something...

the 1974 adaptation of murder on the orient...

Considered by many as one of the most ingeniously crafted stories ever published,Agatha...

tubelight seems intense and exciting, but can it...

For many people around the world, Eid is incomplete without the release of a Salman Khan film....

the big sick: an apt portrayal of pakistan us...

Pakistani-American comedian Kumail Nanjiani began stand-up comedy in 2009 and quickly rose to...

does life of the party have what it takes to be...

Actress Melissa McCarthy’s cinematic collaborations with her husband,filmmaker Ben Falcone, may...

the spy who dumped me won t be winning any oscars,...

The main ladies of Hollywood have proven time and again they can be just as entertaining and...

can ittefaq surpass or be as good as the 1969...

Movie adaptations can be a challenging task,particularly if some of the industry’s greatest actors...

tully: a not so rosy, honest and realistic look...

The collaborative partnership between Director Jason Reitman and Screenwriter Brook Busey – also...

after the letdowns that were the conjuring 2 and...

When the first Conjuring film came out in 2013,horror genre aficionados were ecstatic. Cutting...

the house with a clock in its walls promises a...

Family-friendly horror movies can be safe if done right. Just ogle at The Nightmare Before...

derivative and predictable, the darkest minds ...

The trend of turning young adult novels into films may absorb produced more misses than hits,but the...

can its silly story help aquaman swim its way to...

With the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) still looking to hit its stride the same way Marvel has,their...

will voldemort: origins of the heir answer the...

Voldemort: Origins of the Heir is a fan film that has set social media abuzz and could be the...

we tried to hate mamma mia! but ended up singing...

Meryl Streep – widely regarded as one of the best actresses in the world – has starred in some...

downsizing seems pretty wacky, even for a science...

Ever since his 1999 sophomore atomize-out feature Election,filmmaker Alexander Payne has been...

creed ii: a film truly worth getting excited for

On paper, Creed probably shouldn’t have worked. Released in 2015, the film that served as an...

breaking in: move over taken and die hard ,...

From Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and his legendary particular set of skills in Taken to the...

the bittersweet reality of a meth addict: can ...

Based on the harrowing memoirs of David Sheff (Steve Carell) and his son Nic Sheff (Timothée...

same old cast, same old war, same old producers -...

Forget sawaiyan and prepare yourself to feast on three sumptuous cinematic delights this Eid...

insidious: the last key looks like yet another...

whether there’s one genre that Hollywood can’t get enough of,it is the horror genre. And...

while nothing beats the original, suspiria s...

Dario Argento’s Suspiria holds a special place in the annals of classic horror cinema. The 1977...

wonder: an important film that may genuinely pull...

These days,it is rare for children films to tread waters that aren’t edging towards the more sappy...

stranger things season 2: the kids are back on...

whether you were a child in the 1980s,you would surely know how nothing could even approach close to...

hasan minhaj s homecoming king tackles racism,...

Hasan Minhaj is a writer,comedian and actor, but he is mainly known for his political satire.He...

eidi or sawaiyan? what does eidul fitr mean to an...

Every year,Eid comes with a multitude of expectations; sheer khurma, new clothes, or the fresh...

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