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To Benazir, with Love

Bhutto the documentary was a boring re-run of Pakistan’s history. If not for its directors, any viewer would be forgiven for thinking it was state sponsored.

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[19 Nov 2009 | No Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Sleepy Biopic

It is the exploration of the private side of Dillinger that is the most fascinating part of the biopic Public Enemies.

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[18 Nov 2009 | No Comment | Farieha Aziz]
Que Sera Sera

Had the story in Main aurr Mrs Khanna been developed more, the film would have been more than just a “time-pass.”

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[17 Nov 2009 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The Bitter Truth

The premise of the film The Invention of Lying shows Ricky Gervais at his ingenious best. But the final product is far from perfect.

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[17 Oct 2009 | No Comment | Amna Khalique]
Up, Up and Away!

Up is pure entertainment from the second it begins. Even the movie’s supporting characters, such as the lovable dog, Doug, and Kevin, an extinct bird, are just as colourful and interesting as the main ones.

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[30 Sep 2009 | No Comment | Zainab Iqbal]
Forever Love

Love Aaj Kal is not a mundane Hindi romantic flick. The two love stories set in aaj (present) and kal (past) run concurrently and take us to London, San Francisco and Delhi – and keep us thoroughly entertained.

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[30 Sep 2009 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The Art of Pandering

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest flick, Brüno, is, in just about every way, a weaker movie than Borat. Where the latter sought to educate along with shock, Brüno exists only to make everyone as uncomfortable as possible.

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[10 Sep 2009 | No Comment | Farieha Aziz]
Lost in Complexity

You only expect the best of a Vishal Bhardwaj-Ronnie Screwala production, but Kaminey falls short of the mark, says Farieha Aziz. There are some good performances and a few memorable scenes, but the movie is simply too confusing.

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[9 Aug 2009 | No Comment | Amna Khalique]
Far from Reality

After enduring the ordeal that is Kambakkht Ishq for about three hours, one wonders what exactly it is about the movie that has broken the previous box office records of Singh is Kinng and Om Shanti Om.

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[8 Aug 2009 | No Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Guys’ Night Out

There is so much that is wrong with The Hangover. And that is what makes it so good. The wrong in this comedy has nothing to do with the filmmaking. It has everything to do with the jokes. Politically incorrect, rude, shocking, outrageous and crude, the laughs are generated from a bunch of grown-up boys behaving badly.