Iranian cinema allows for a glimpse of a country we rarely get to see
Working within strict censorship laws, Iranian films do not shy away from exploring sensitive social and cultural issues.
Why Malayalam cinema is an engaging alternative to Hindi cinema
Mollywood opens new perspectives on regional Indian cinema but is it a cut above Bollywood?
Akhri Station shows us the worst moments of women's lives but where's the relief?
While Akhri Station touches on taboo topics, it is less successful in showing the full spectrum of human experience
Sarmad Khoosat's Akhri Station is off to a brutal start
The mini-series' first episode tells the story of Yasmin whose no-good husband forces her into unthinkable circumstances
TV drama Manto shows an artist besieged by opposition on all sides
Manto forces us to question whether our current system is also holding our artists back
TV director Ehteshamuddin reveals why he's obsessed with Partition
Ehteshamuddin on his Partition obsession, what's different about his next project and the acting role that got away
Review: 'Mom' propels the raw power of desi motherhood to a cathartic but troubling conclusion
When a heinous crime is committed against her daughter, Devki (Sridevi) finds herself taking the law into her hands
Saba Qamar and Irrfan Khan make the most of Hindi Medium's slightly shallow script
While director Saket Chaudhary gets full marks for novelty, he fails to adequately flesh his ideas out
The best and worst TV trends of 2016
What's good? Working women finally got their due. What's bad? We celebrated stalkers as heroes.
New drama Sanam could offer a fresh take on mental illness, but it's off to a slow start
Starring Osman Khalid Butt and Hareem Farooq, Sanam needs to be jolted from its slumber
I didn't want to be a celebrity. I just wanted to be an actor: Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman talks Jaanan, films and why he's disappointed by the Pakistani drama industry
Why Mor Mahal is proving to be a hard sell to Pakistani audiences
Complaints about performance and gripes about set and lighting are getting more mileage than its masterful storytelling
For Sarmad Sehbai, films like Mah e Mir seek to subvert Pakistan's contempt for itself
Sehbai wants Mah e Mir and Mor Mahal to serve as an answer to what orientalism teaches us: that we're low or outdated
What's it like being a sought-after TV writer in Pakistan? Faiza Iftikhar tells all
She graduated from writing novels to writing for TV, and yet, Faiza Iftikhar remains modest
Is historical TV drama Mor Mahal Pakistan's answer to Game of Thrones?
The first episode sees a hanging, some scheming, three wives and more
New TV drama Tum Kon Piya is a 70s throwback. Can it make a mark in the present day?
Starring Imran Abbas and Ayeza Khan, the drama makes us wonder why TV characters only seem to fall for near relations
A second wife becomes an unlikely hero in TV drama Preet Na Kariyo Koi
Political aspirations abound in this drama starring Ahsan Khan, Hira Salman, Irfan Khoosat, Mira Sethi and more
How Aziz Ansari's Master of None gets millennials right but Indian immigrants wrong
While he endlessly debates the merits of tacos Ansari stands guilty of painting all Indians with the same brush
We asked, you answered: Here are your picks for the best of Pakistani TV in 2015
We compare your top picks with our critics' choices. Did the two match up?
Review: In Bajirao Mastani, Priyanka Chopra outshines Deepika Padukone
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali focused on glitzy sets and didn't explore enough the core theme of religious intolerance