[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.]
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[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] 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.]
[Movie Review] Did the makers of 2018’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ read the original novel?
“A Wrinkle in Time” is a such a strange, forced mishmash of, well, everything that you can’t help feeling confused by it all. Did the [Click to read more.]
[Movies] ‘Ramen Teh’ — Eric Khoo’s film for the masses
“I wanted to do a film that, hopefully, the masses could relate to.” Filmmaker Eric Khoo shared the raison d’etre for his latest movie, “Ramen [Click to read more.]
[Television] New TV shows coming to Singapore this April: Westworld, Legion, Code of Law, 3%, Confidence Man JP 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.]
[Book Review] “William Farquhar and Singapore: Stepping out from Raffles’ Shadow” shows just how bitchy old British letters could be
So, like many people, the most fond memory I have of Farquhar is that his name is fun (and funny) to pronounce. His name was [Click to read more.]
[Television] New TV shows coming to Singapore this March: Jessica Jones, Krypton, Queen of Mystery 2, Killing Hasselhoff, The Looming Tower 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.]
[Theatre] Does Kumar50’s shades of humour tickle you all over, or just in certain places?
I steeled myself for relentless, rapid-fire laughs at “Kumar50”. The posters promised loud and over the top humour in Kumar’s signature style, but that sort [Click to read more.]