[Movie Review] ‘Gemini Man’ feels like a video game come to life
The use of high frame rates for theatrical presentations has always been a little contentious, since many feel that it detracts from the traditional cinematic [Click to read more.]
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[Movie Review] Unnerving, beautiful, horrifying, understandable: ‘Joker’ is a mix of dichotomies
For a film which has its title character being lauded as the patron saint of incels, Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) is surprisingly, not. Which is no [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Ad Astra’ brings you on an audio tour de force of outer space
Space has always been the final frontier for humanity, holding great promises and grand secrets that will be bequeathed on whoever dares to reach for [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ is a decent but long outing for Stallone’s character
The last Rambo movie, simply titled Rambo, came out 11 years ago. The movie before that was Rambo III, in 1998. While it’s fun to [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Revenge of the Pontianak’ features a different type of pontianak that jump kicks
There’s no denying the appeal of the pontianak when it comes to anything horror-related — she’s probably the most famous supernatural creature we have in [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘It: Chapter Two’ is a scary slog though it’s better than the first film
The iconic Pennywise, the most recognisable scary clown in pop culture, returns in It Chapter Two to terrorise the same children that it haunted in [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Chinese animation ‘Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世)’ is a serious rival to Disney films
Outside of Disney, it’s difficult to find a good animated film that blends a good story with colourful and imaginative animation. But Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世) breaks [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘One Piece: Stampede’ thrills with every fan favourite character in it
When you have an anime series that has run as long as One Piece you’re bound to have a divided group of fans supporting different characters [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Warning: Do Not Play’ tries to be meta but ends up confusing
A film about a director who’s making a film may sound a tad indulgent, but that’s the basic premise of Warning: Do Not Play. Of course, [Click to read more.]
[Movies] Singapore and Malaysia cinema’s love affair with pontianaks
There’s no doubting the amount of love that Singapore and Malaysia have for the pontianak. The pontianak is said to arise when a woman dies [Click to read more.]