[Movie Reviews] ‘Laplace’s Witch’ disappoints with unconvincing performances
A well-written mystery movie will always leave just enough hints for the viewers to come to the correct answer, so that the audiences are able [Click to read more.]
[Marvel] ‘Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes’ — a great jumping on point for new fans
If there’s one Marvel Cinematic Universe poster that I thought I’d never see again, it’s 2008’s “The Incredible Hulk”, since Edward Norton no longer plays [Click to read more.]
[Television] New TV shows coming to Singapore this June: Luke Cage S2, Dunia, Succession 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.]
[Movie Commentary] ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ needs to make up its mind whether it’s a homage or a new interpretation
For many fans, there are two main reasons for watching “Solo: A Star Wars Story” — a young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and a young [Click to read more.]
[Movie Commentary] Like any good X-Men sequel, ‘Deadpool 2’ crams in too many characters
Ask ten different X-Men fans who their favourite character is, and you’ll get ten different answers. That’s the beauty of the X-Men franchise— since it [Click to read more.]
[Theatre Review] ‘Super Mommy’ — stunning musical performances and an over-the-top drag queen
One cross-dresser speaking in a falsetto may arguably be funny, but three such characters are grating on the ears and eyes. That’s what the RWS family [Click to read more.]
[Television] Bill Irwin from ‘Legion’ talks about the difficulties of portraying superheroes with complicated powers
For actors, playing an onscreen superhero is tough enough — how does portray having superpowers in a grounded and believably way, after all? What complicates matters [Click to read more.]
[Transformers/Book Review] ‘The Covenant of Primus’ is better as a toy than a book
Transformers has never really been known for great prose literature – after all, it’s difficult to translate the visual nature of the concept of transforming [Click to read more.]
[Education] Are we relying too much on academic crutches for exams?
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh Almost two years ago, a sophisticated cheating ring gave external assistance to six students taking their O-Levels. The elaborate [Click to read more.]
[Television] New TV shows coming to Singapore this May: The Toys That Made Us S2, 13 Reasons Why S2, Alex, Inc., Secret Mother 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.]