[Movie Review] ‘Countdown’ makes its scares count, but it has a wonky plot
Fate. Ever since the dawn of humanity, humans have been obsessed with knowing (and attempting to defy) one’s own fate. Of course, such stories are [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Calm, confident, ‘Terminator: Dark Fate” delivers a creeping sense of inevitable doom
Terminator: Dark Fate does many things well (something that can’t quite be said for its predecessors in the 2000s), but what it does best is [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Predictable but enjoyable, ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ gives audiences more of its ‘evil’ heroine
When a sequel starts by undoing the plot of the previous movie, you know that the story is going to be somewhat suspect. Maleficent: Mistress [Click to read more.]
[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.]
[Television] New TV shows coming in October to Singapore: Riverdale S4, BoJack Horseman S6, Extra-Ordinary You, 128 Circle, Abang Teksi 2 and more
Every month, we’ll tell you about new comedies and dramas to hit terrestrial and cable channels, as well as streaming sites in Singapore. We’ll also [Click to read more.]
[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.]
[Transformers] Powerdasher Cromar has a distinctly different flavour from Sixgun
If you’re a Powerdasher completist, then Cromar is the final figure to round out your collection! Cromar (officially known as ‘Powerdasher Cromar’) is a Deluxe [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.]