Before Zombeid: On Saeed Rizvi’s devotionally lurid cinema
May 25, 2026
Dead men walking, UFOs, and electric-blue nights populate a largely forgotten filmography
The Watchlist
The Impossible Bench
May 07, 2026
Badly enacted and unbelievably hopeful, can the Pakistani courtroom drama go beyond spectacle?
Pakistan Idol: Beyond Nostalgia Trip
Apr 09, 2026
In a declining playback economy, what does the show offer to participants beyond the potential for virality?
A Third Way Through Madness
Mar 30, 2026
From the hauntings of The Cow to the neurosis of Hamoon, Dariush Mehrjui’s oeuvre offers a fragile terrain of possibility
The Irreverent Humour of Rangeela
Oct 20, 2025
Manahil Tahira explores how Pakistani cinema’s quintessential comedian traded timing and set up for embodiment and sheer unpredictability