[Movie Review] ‘Free! -Take Your Marks-‘ gives everyone their happily ever after
Despite its exciting sounding title, “Free! -Take Your Marks-” is more of an epilogue to the “Free!” series. Unlike most anime films that come out [Click to read more.]
[Movies] Director Joe Russo: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is the most complicated movie in history
“Avengers: Infinity War” is “the most complicated movie in history to put together”, said director Joe Russo. “I think we shut down Hollywood for a [Click to read more.]
[Book Review] ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’ is a fun read, but it’s not subtle
Yes, I have to confess that the title of the book drew me in. Doesn’t it interest you too? How many books do you know [Click to read more.]
[Book Review] ‘A Swiftly Tilting Planet’ is an anthology masquerading as a novel
Many popular series, be they books, movies or television shows, generally try to experiment with the format in later books. Maybe they introduce new characters, [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Mark Lee, not the ramen, is the best thing in ‘Ramen Teh’
If you’re catching “Ramen Teh”, you can skip the first half hour, before Uncle Wee (Mark Lee) appears. In a film where virtually everyone takes [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Ready Player One’ – the only movie with too many geeky references
It’s not the fault of “Ready Player One” that its marketing raised expectations to astronomical levels. Unfortunately, if you build up expectations, there are bound [Click to read more.]
[Animation] What’s Singapore’s animation industry like?
Although it’s often associated with games and digital media, the animation industry more rightfully belongs together with the film and television industry. Robot Playground Media’s [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ – bit of a head-scratcher, with fewer Kaiju than the first
Like all much anticipated sequels, “Pacific Rim: Uprising” was plagued with misfortune once it went into production. Although we did get a movie about giant [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Tomb Raider’ is way more fun than you’d expect
Yes, “Tomb Raider” is formulaic. But it’s also heaps and heaps of fun. The action film is based on the video game of the same [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] There’s no doubting the sheer enthusiasm in ‘Jimami Tofu’
What is jimami tofu? It’s a type of Japanese peanut tofu. As you might expect, “Jimami Tofu” centres around Japanese food. It’s romantic drama about [Click to read more.]