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Arts & Culture, FilmJune 26, 2013

Women in Film: Yuki Tanada

By Rhea Cinna

This week’s spotlight falls on Yuki Tanada, a female director who, by her own admission, tries to stay true to the genres she loves while at the same time defying stereotypes.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 15, 2013

Coraline and Freud’s Uncanny

By Marcus Nicholls

What do Pixar animation and Freud have in common? Quite a lot — just read Film Critic Marcus Nicholls’ essay and find out.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 5, 2013

Reinventing the Reel: Iron Man 3

By Jay Sizemore

TMS Film Critic Jay Sizemore shares his opinion on the latest in the Iron Man franchise. Is it lucky number three?

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Film, The CriticsMay 20, 2013

The French Cannes-Cannes

By Rhea Cinna

The Missing Slate is keeping an eye (albeit from a distance) on what’s happening at the Cannes Film Festival right now.

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Film, The CriticsMay 15, 2013

Women in Film: Deepa Mehta – Midnight’s Children

By Rhea Cinna

Shamain Nasir reviews the Deepa Mehta-directed cinematic adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel.

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FilmMay 7, 2013

The Passion of the Christ as Huysmans’ ‘Spiritual Naturalism’

By Marcus Nicholls

by Marcus Nicholls

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Film, The CriticsApril 29, 2013

Reinventing the Reel: Oblivion

By Jay Sizemore

Reviewed by Jay Sizemore

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Film, The CriticsApril 23, 2013

The Most Quotable Films of All Time?

By Jay Sizemore

Film Critic Jay Sizemore shares his take on the most quotable films of all time.

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Film, The CriticsApril 18, 2013

Reinventing the Reel: Evil Dead

By Jay Sizemore

Jay Sizemore reviews Evil Dead, the 2013 remake of Sam Raimi’s 80s classic.

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FilmApril 15, 2013

A Cold Day in Hell: Gothic Weather in Let the Right One In

By Marcus Nicholls

Film Critic Marcus Nicholls writes about the manifestation of Winter Gothic in John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In and its film adaptation.

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One last love letter...

April 24, 2021

It has taken us some time and patience to come to this decision. TMS would not have seen the success that it did without our readers and the tireless team that ran the magazine for the better part of eight years.

But… all good things must come to an end, especially when we look at the ever-expanding art and literary landscape in Pakistan, the country of the magazine’s birth.

We are amazed and proud of what the next generation of creators are working with, the themes they are featuring, and their inclusivity in the diversity of voices they are publishing. When TMS began, this was the world we envisioned…

Though the magazine has closed and our submissions shuttered, this website will remain open for the foreseeable future as an archive of the great work we published and the astounding collection of diverse voices we were privileged to feature.

If, however, someone is interested in picking up the baton, please email Maryam Piracha, the editor, at [email protected].

Farewell, fam! It’s been quite a ride.