[Theatre Show Review] ‘Hadestown’ on Broadway reignited my love for Greek mythology
I first saw the snaking queues for Hadestown in late 2019 and I was intrigued. I couldn’t quite get tickets to watch Hadestown that year, [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ masters both masculinity and femininity for leonine supremacy
The biggest punishment that Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) gets as a young lion is this – that he has to hang around the women. If you’ve [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘The War of the Rohirrim’ is like the One Ring – seemingly humble in appearance, staggeringly epic in nature
I was as skeptical of the trailer as you may have been when I first saw it. Would it be able to evoke The Lord [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Just like real life, ‘Moana 2’ explores how you can have a mid-life calling
The first Moana explored what it’s like to have an unexplained calling, and to fulfil that destiny. For most creative types (actually anyone, really) that’s [Click to read more.]
[Theatre Show Review] Finally, a realistic depiction of Singapore’s family units in ‘Hard Mode’, a play about Gen Alpha
It was, what appeared to me, a light-hearted play about the youths of today and the challenges they face. A relaxing performance to watch – [Click to read more.]
[Theatre Show Review] ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway energised me so much I bought two new magic lamps
The live-action version of Aladdin holds a special place in my heart – it came at a time of transition and identity for me. And [Click to read more.]
[TV Show Review] Are you geeky? You’ll love the hard sci-fi of ‘3 Body Problem’ and the plot twists
I didn’t read up about 3 Body Problem (neither the Wikipedia page, nor reviews) before watching it – I caught it after being badgered about [Click to read more.]
[Theatre Show Review] ‘The Twenty-Sided Tavern’ – an absolutely amazing D&D game and improv show
Although I signed up for the show and bought tickets in advance, I have to admit that I went into the show with a bit [Click to read more.]
[TV Show Review] ‘The Bear’ S1 is a masterclass in how to run (and not run) a small business
It has endlessly confounded me why the series is called The Bear. You don’t really see why the show bears (haha) this name until, well, [Click to read more.]
[Theatre Show Review] ‘Dive’ is an intense, intimate look at domestic abuse
I’m not quite sure how to describe Dive – it’s a play with two central characters in a relationship, that is played by four actors. [Click to read more.]