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Posts from before 6 Feb 2023

Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Jacob (Dan Fogler) in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. (Image credit: Warner Bros Pictures)

[Movie Review] Excuse me, exactly what secret is in ‘The Secrets of Dumbledore’?

June 4, 2022 marcus goh 0

“There is no post-credits scene,” the cinema usher gently broke the news to me while I was sitting through the credits of The Secrets of [Click to read more.]

Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. (Image credit: Cathay Distribution)

[Movie Review] ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is a parable about stress and acceptance

June 3, 2022 marcus goh 0

Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is one stressed character in Everything Everywhere All At Once. She’s a middle-aged woman dealing with taxes and audits (hope you [Click to read more.]

Mei (Rosaline Chiang) in Turning Red. (Image credit: Disney+)

[Movie Review] Will Smith, please watch ‘Turning Red’ to understand your intergenerational trauma 

June 2, 2022 marcus goh 0

Turning Red tells a familiar (if you’re not a white male that is indignant about the dearth of white males in the story) tale of [Click to read more.]

Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) in Moon Knight. (Still: Marvel Studios)

[TV Show Review] First impressions of ‘Moon Knight’ – feels like it’s going to be a four-hour long movie

June 1, 2022 marcus goh 0

Length: 6 episodes (40-50 minutes each) Cast: Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight/Steven Grant/Marc Spector), May Calamawy (Layla El-Faouly), and Ethan Hawke (Arthur Harrow). Moon Knight is [Click to read more.]

Quen Wong in Some Women. (Image credit. Golden Village)

[Movies] Quen, the trans director of “Some Women”, and how I did my interviewee wrong

May 31, 2022 marcus goh 1

I’ve known Quen for some years now—we’re both in media production, and it’s a small world. So when her film Some Women came out last [Click to read more.]

Francesco Gheghi is Leone Ferrari in The Invisible Thread. (Netflix)

[Movie Review] ‘The Invisible Thread’ reminds us that everyone is human, gay or not

May 30, 2022 marcus goh 0

In what starts out as a warm, feel-good coming out scene, the jockish Dario (Matteo Oscar Giuggioli) confesses his love to Leone (Francesco Gheghi), with [Click to read more.]

Batman (Robert Pattinson) in The Batman. (Still: Warner Bros Pictures)

[Movies] Who’s the best live-action Batman actor?

May 29, 2022 marcus goh 0

Many actors have played the role of Batman — but who is truly the best one out there? Here are actors who’ve played Batman, ranked. [Click to read more.]

A cold, sterile workplace in Severance (Apple TV+)

[TV Show Review] ‘Severance’ shows us work-life balance is useless — it’s the relationships that matter

March 15, 2022 marcus goh 0

This review covers the first three episodes of Severance. Severance’s premise is thoroughly dystopian. The show centres around a company with employees who undergo severance—a [Click to read more.]

Bridgerton. (L to R) Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton, Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, Rupert Young as Jack in episode 204 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2022

[Television] Best TV shows of March 2022: Moon Knight, Star Trek: Picard, Bridgerton, Our Flag Means Death, Military Prosecutor Doberman and more

March 7, 2022 marcus goh 0

Every month, we’ll tell you about all the new shows on terrestrial and cable channels, as well as what’s streaming on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Go, [Click to read more.]

Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) and Batman (Robert Pattinson) in The Batman. (Still: Warner Bros Pictures)

[Movie Review] Not just Batman, but Bruce Wayne is gothic in ‘The Batman’

March 6, 2022 marcus goh 0

Running time: 176 minutes Director: Matt Reeves Writers: Matt Reeves and Peter Craig Cast: Robert Pattinson (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Zoë Kravitz (Catwoman/Selina Kyle), Paul Dano (Riddler/Edward [Click to read more.]