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Danish Hyder is a college student and freelance writer.

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[17 Aug 2011 | 3 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Movie Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

This movie involves an origin story that asks, “What was it like for the first ape with human intelligence?”

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[10 Aug 2011 | 3 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Movie Preview: Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method”

Cronenberg taking on a historical drama will produce results about as straightforward as Quentin Tarantino doing the same.

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[26 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Danish Hyder]
Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 5

In “Beero Binjaaro,” Asif Hussain Samraat sings about rustic comforts and family in a song that is simpler and less restless than his last effort.

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[10 Jul 2011 | 4 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 4

In its fourth episode, Coke Studio performed its usual balancing act of simple pleasures and ambitious experiments – and did a fine job.

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[24 Jun 2011 | 5 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 3

The third episode of Coke Studio this season was destined to receive unreasonable scrutiny due to the superlative second show.

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[21 Jun 2011 | One Comment | Danish Hyder]
Movie Review: Win Win

Win Win is not so much a study of morality as it is an inspection of how ordinary people behave when faced with their small-time lapses in rectitude.

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[17 Jun 2011 | 2 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 2

Coke Studio’s second episode of the season is the kind of success that has made it a Pakistani institution.

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[11 Jun 2011 | 2 Comments | Danish Hyder]
Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 1

Taking stock of the highs and lows of Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 1.