[Movie Commentary] ‘Free!’ sees a new compilation film – but is it a hit or a miss?
The best stories in the world are the ones that get told again and again. Just look at all the different retellings of the myth [Click to read more.]
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[Book Review] “William Farquhar and Singapore: Stepping out from Raffles’ Shadow” shows just how bitchy old British letters could be
So, like many people, the most fond memory I have of Farquhar is that his name is fun (and funny) to pronounce. His name was [Click to read more.]
[Movie Commentary] Which Oscar-nominated films you should be queueing to watch (and which ones are pretentious duds)
Let’s be honest — Academy Award nominated films don’t necessarily appeal to everyone. They’re geared towards very specific audiences who may not be your everyday moviegoer. [Click to read more.]
[Television] New TV shows coming to Singapore this March: Jessica Jones, Krypton, Queen of Mystery 2, Killing Hasselhoff, The Looming Tower and more
Every month, we’ll tell you about new tv shows to hit terrestrial and cable channels, as well as streaming sites in Singapore. We’ll also highlight [Click to read more.]
[Theatre] Does Kumar50’s shades of humour tickle you all over, or just in certain places?
I steeled myself for relentless, rapid-fire laughs at “Kumar50”. The posters promised loud and over the top humour in Kumar’s signature style, but that sort [Click to read more.]
[Movie Commentary] ‘Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei’ shows that Jack Neo may be becoming the Singapore equivalent of Adam Sandler
Audiences watching “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” may be a little upset to find out that Liang Xi Mei is absent for the bulk of the [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Lady Bird’ mistakes self-indulgence for significance
Maybe it’s because I teach students that are about the same age as the main character in the film, Christine (who petulantly demands that she [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘The Shape of Water’ shows us how inexplicable love can be
While “The Shape of Water” sounds fantastical as a premise and is executed just as imaginatively, it’s lacking in terms of the relatability of the [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Dakota Johnson looks incredibly liberated in ‘Fifty Shades Freed’
Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) in “Fifty Shades of Grey” is a completely different person from the character who appears in “Fifty Shades Freed”. Gone are [Click to read more.]
[Movies] A quick visual guide to all 12 characters in ‘Black Panther’ (yes, they’re all important)
I caught “Black Panther” last week and it was pretty good! However, it has a sprawling cast that’s difficult to keep track of. It’s partly [Click to read more.]