Review: The Wrong Bashir Opens in Toronto
The Wrong Bashir is a funny satirical play by Zahida Rahemtulla about a young Ismaili Muslim philosophy student who is trying to understand the mind. […]
Articles by Imtiaz Popat
Review: We Grown Now is about growing up in inner cities
Blake Cameron James and Gian Knight Ramirez in “We Grown Now.”© Sony Pictures Classics Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now is a coming-of-age story about two adolescent boys set […]
Kenyan Olympic Champion Jepchirchir Wins Women’s Race At London Marathon While Breaking a Record
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya is about to cross the finish line to win the women’s race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 21, […]
In Flames Closes the South Asian Film Festival Montreal
Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s feature debut In Flames about how women are treated in patriarchal culture will be the closing film at the South Asian Film […]
False social media reports about Mt Kilimanjaro about to burst
The message has been doing rounds on WhatsApp groups and Facebook that Mt. Kilimanjaro is about to erupt. A background search reveals that there is […]
Wish Film Review: Disney’s wish is Asha’s hope
Wish is a new animated musical Disney fairly tale currently streaming on Disney Plus. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) is Asha which means hope in […]
The Queen of My Dreams’ Review: A look at Changing Times in Pakistan
by Imtiaz Popat Fawzia Mirza’s debut film, is a satirical comedy about Azra, a queer Pakistani Canadian woman (‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ star Amrit […]
India vs Australia Border
The Test rivalry between India and Australia will get bigger next summer as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia […]
‘Shayda’ Review: Escaping gender violence in Iran
“Shayda” Sony Pictures Classics Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) escapes gender violence in Iran taking refuge in a Australian women’s shelter with a young daughter Mona […]
Review: The Last Repair Shop wins Academy Award
The Last Repair Shop is a 2023 Canadian-American short documentary film directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers. Produced by Breakwater Studios, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy […]