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Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) in Avatar: The Way of Water. (IMAGE: 20th Century Studios)

[Movies] ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ thanks audiences by not throwing 3D objects at them anymore

February 19, 2023 marcus goh 0

Director: James Cameron Writer: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, with story credits for Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno Cast: Sam Worthington (Jake Sully), Zoe [Click to read more.]

Dune. (Warner Bros Pictures)

[Movie Review] ‘Dune: Part One’ shows us why it’s troubling to have messianic figures

November 23, 2021 marcus goh 0

Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Cast:  Timothée Chalamet (Paul Atreides), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Oscar Isaac (Duke Leto Atreides), Josh [Click to read more.]

Marvel Studios' SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios.

[Movies] 16 films you must catch in 2021: Eternals, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ghostbusters, Matrix Resurrections, Venom and more

September 28, 2021 marcus goh 0

Thanks to major studios ramping up their distribution schedules to make up for the delays from the pandemic, more films are hitting cinemas than ever [Click to read more.]

Mario (Joel Torre) and Daniel (Gerald Anderson) in On The Job. (Still: HBO)

[TV Show Review] HBO’s ‘On The Job’ easily matches crime thrillers of Hong Kong cinema

September 16, 2021 marcus goh 0

Length: 6 episodes (46-65 minutes each) Cast: Gerald Anderson (Daniel), Joel Torre (Mario), Joey Maquez (Joaquin Acosta), Piolo Pascual (Francis Colonel Jr), John Arcilla (Sisoy [Click to read more.]

Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Peacemaker (John Cena), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Peter Capaldi (The Thinker), and Bloodsport (Idris Elba) in The Suicide Squad. Image credit: Warner Bros Pictures

[Movie Review] ‘The Suicide Squad’: Was this standalone sequel truly necessary?

August 22, 2021 marcus goh 0

If you’re confused by this year’s The Suicide Squad and where it stands in relation to 2016’s Suicide Squad, you’re not alone. It’s been billed [Click to read more.]

A possession in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. (Still: Warner Bros Pictures)

[Movie Review] ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it’ blends action and horror

August 3, 2021 marcus goh 0

Rating: NC16 Running time: 112 minutes Director: Michael Chaves Writers: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan (story credits) Cast: Patrick Wilson (Ed Warren), Vera Farmiga (Lorraine [Click to read more.]

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. (Still: Netflix)

[Movie Review] ‘Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (るろうに剣心 最終章)’ shows us the brutal side of Kenshin we rarely see

August 3, 2021 marcus goh 0

Platform: Netflix Rating: M18 Running time: 137 minutes Director: Keishi Ōtomo Writer: Keishi Ōtomo Cast: Takeru Satoh (Himura Kenshin), Kasumi Arimura (Yukishiro Tomoe), Issey Takahashi [Click to read more.]

This image shows film director Benny Chan Muk-sing regarding the film Call of Heroes, at Emax in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong on August 10, 2016. 10AUG16 [FEATURES FILM] SCMP/K. Y. Cheng (Photo by K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)

[Movies] 9 of the late Benny Chan’s most memorable movies

September 3, 2020 marcus goh 0

Acclaimed Hong Kong film director Benny Chan Muk-sing passed on last Sunday (23 Aug). Best known for his crime films, like the award-winning New Police [Click to read more.]

With Alvin (the best friend who looks like a bird).

[GV25 Film Shorts] The finale: I didn’t win and here’s how I dealt with it

December 12, 2017 marcus goh 2

I thought for a rather long time before deciding to pen this post, but I guess if my aim is to share my experiences so [Click to read more.]

Inspired by the 16-bit FFXV mobile phone cover that I ended up not buying sigh.

[GV25 Film Shorts] Animating 16-bit Final Fantasy games and mysterious photo shoots for posters

October 13, 2017 marcus goh 0

“Raffles v Utama: Dawn of Singapore” is my entry in the GV25 Film Shorts Competition. I tried to squeeze in as many homages as I [Click to read more.]