Manahil Tahira

May 25, 2026

Dead men walking, UFOs, and electric-blue nights populate a largely forgotten filmography

Manahil Tahira

May 07, 2026

Badly enacted and unbelievably hopeful, can the Pakistani courtroom drama go beyond spectacle?

Manahil Tahira

Apr 09, 2026

In a declining playback economy, what does the show offer to participants beyond the potential for virality?

Manahil Tahira

Mar 30, 2026

From the hauntings of The Cow to the neurosis of Hamoon, Dariush Mehrjui’s oeuvre offers a fragile terrain of possibility

Manahil Tahira

Mar 06, 2026

This Is Where the Serpent Lives strives for scope but reduces class and gender to the familiar

Manahil Tahira

Oct 20, 2025

Manahil Tahira explores how Pakistani cinema’s quintessential comedian traded timing and set up for embodiment and sheer unpredictability