There is a polished TV series quality to the film “Flight 404” by director Hany Khalifa, which earned Egypt an Oscar nomination. It never goes beyond these visual and narrative trappings, but its story of a woman escaping her past, on her way to the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is driven by a layered performance … Read more
I’m perfectly capable of enjoying the Lindsay Lohan Netflix rom-com. Last year, I liked the song “Irish Wish” and had a remix because of it. (I’m on the side of affection.) But “Our Little Secret,” Lohan’s new Christmas romantic comedy, is crumpled tinsel of a different order. I’m inclined to say it achieves the complete … Read more
I’m perfectly capable of enjoying the Lindsay Lohan Netflix rom-com. Last year, I liked the song “Irish Wish” and had a remix because of it. (I’m on the side of affection.) But “Our Little Secret,” Lohan’s new Christmas romantic comedy, is crumpled tinsel of a different order. I’m inclined to say it achieves the complete … Read more
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses the press conference after reviewing security arrangements at Islamabad’s D-Chowk amid a PTI protest in Islamabad on November 26, 2024. — Screenshot via Geo News Naqvi visited D-Chowk to review the security arrangements. Blames KP government for supplying tear gas shells to PTI protesters. Security czar urges PTI not to … Read more
In 1965, a Norwegian woman gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital. Seven days later, she returned home with a baby. When the baby developed dark curls that made her look different from herself, Karen Rafteseth Dokken assumed she simply took after her husband’s mother. It took almost six decades to discover … Read more