Award-winning movie “Joyland” opens in cinemas in parts of Pakistan Friday, after authorities in the South Asian nation overturned a ban imposed following complaints the homegrown film was unsuitable ...

Pakistan’s government has blocked the nationwide release of “Joyland,” the first Pakistani movie shown at the Cannes Film Festival, just one week before it was due to hit theaters in the South Asian ...

It’s one of the many resonant pleasures of “Joyland,” a visually arresting, politically forceful melodrama from Pakistan, that you’ll spend the early going figuring out exactly who its characters are ...

I love everything about movies and have an eagle eye for the tiniest of details. Have a bad habit of making jokes in the most uncomfortable moments and I amplify the awkwardness with my dry humour. I ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Saim Sadiq’s drama, about a young man who falls in love with a trans woman, was banned in Pakistan just a week before its official release. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Pakistan’s Oscar ...

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat became the target of right-wing religious fanatics for his film, Pakistan's official entry for the best international feature Academy Award. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau ...

The critically acclaimed film depicts transgender people as normal – something unacceptable in Pakistani society, which has traditionally treated transgender people as outcasts. A motorcyclist rides ...