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Echoes: Zombies Are Just the Beginning: Why Great Writing Is Pakistan’s Next Big Challenge

Echoes: Zombies Are Just the Beginning: Why Great Writing Is Pakistan’s Next Big Challenge

The recent release of the first-ever Pakistani zombie horror movie, Zombeid (2026), marks a big win for the Pakistani film industry. However, the film has been criticized at length for its shallow story writing and thin, rather basic plot. (Read our review by Simon Ramshaw.) Lollywood is full of films that are mostly released on Eid for commercial premieres, as most of the country’s film culture has thrived on box office earnings on Eid. Hence, the stories have been formed that should appeal to families and are deemed age-appropriate for people belonging to all age groups. Movies like Love Guru (2025) and Na-Baligh Afraad (2024) have attracted a significant amount of box office earnings as cinegoers flock to their nearby theaters to have a good…

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Sound And Vision: Yoshihiro Nishimura

Sound And Vision: Yoshihiro Nishimura

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss two distinct music videos by Yoshihiro Nishimura. Yoshihiro Nishimura passed away a few weeks ago, at age 59. The director of films like Tokyo Gore Police, Meatball Machine Kudoku, Mutant Girl Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl and Hell Driver was also known as a special effects wizard. Often dubbed the Tom Savini of Japan, a typical Nishimura joint is full of surreal and irreverent body horror, gory action, slapsticky humor, and a lot of objectified women in scantily clad attire. Nishimura made two music videos that divide the elements he is most known for between the two. The 50 Kaitenz’s Killer (see below)…

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BloodStream in July: SLASHERCISE, AMITYVILLE EMANUELLE, ASTEROID VIXENS, And More…

BloodStream in July: SLASHERCISE, AMITYVILLE EMANUELLE, ASTEROID VIXENS, And More…

July is around the corner and the folks at BloodStream have announced the staggering lineup of releases coming next month.   What BloodStream’s programming may lack in what “experts” call “quality” they have more than made up for in quantity. Holy moly, nearly every day of the month there are a bunch of movies, usually under some theme, dropping on the streamer. Truy, there is a little bit of something for everybody.    From an earlier announcement we already shared that the aerobics slasher Slashercise was going to kick off the month, on July 1st. That same day a slew of camp themed horror flicks drop as well. From there, you have flicks with UFOs, witchcraft, zombies, exploitation, holidays, gothic, giallo… if there is a…

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