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Tom Nixon

Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJuly 3, 2014

Private Theatre: Under the Skin

By Ben Hynes

In anticipation of its upcoming DVD release, film critic Ben Hynes delves deeper into the allegorical implications of Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 12, 2014

Reinventing The Reel: Edge of Tomorrow

By Jay Sizemore

Film critic Jay Sizemore reviews another respectable addition to Tom Cruise’s sci-fi resumé.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 9, 2014

Private Theatre: The Sacrament

By Tom Nixon

Senior film critic Tom Nixon expresses his bemusement at Ti West’s misguided foray into the found-footage sub-genre.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 5, 2014

Reinventing the Reel: X-Men: Days of Future Past

By Jay Sizemore

Film critic Jay Sizemore writes on why ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ gets the franchise back on track.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsJune 1, 2014

Private Theatre: Mister John

By Tom Nixon

Senior film critic Tom Nixon extols the virtues of ‘Mister John’, one of the finest British films of recent years.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsMay 28, 2014

Reinventing the Reel: Godzilla

By Jay Sizemore

Film critic Jay Sizemore on why buying into the hype for Gareth Edwards’ ‘Godzilla’ reboot was a big mistake.

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Arts & Culture, Film, Special Features, The CriticsMay 26, 2014

Editors’ Picks: Palme d’Or Winners

By Tom Nixon

As the 2014 Cannes film festival arrives at its conclusion, a selection of our writers choose their favourite Palme d’Or recipients of years gone by.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsMay 21, 2014

Reinventing the Reel: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

By Jay Sizemore

Film Critic Jay Sizemore on why Marc Webb’s Spider-Man adaptations are what comic book geeks have dreamt of for years.

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Arts & Culture, Film, The CriticsMay 19, 2014

Private Theatre: Bleak Night

By Christine Jin

Film critic Christine Jin writes on one of her favourite Korean films of the past few years.

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Arts & Culture, Film, Special FeaturesMay 15, 2014

Independent I: An Interview with Jennifer Reeder

By Chuck Williamson

“I love films that successfully break rules on some level.” Film critic Chuck Williamson speaks to award-winning Chicago-based filmmaker Jennifer Reeder about her new short film ‘A Million Miles Away’.

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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.