Film Review: Leading Actresses Pack Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice in ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless...
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Review: ‘(un)becoming’ Presents an Impassioned and Arresting Examination of Mother-Daughter Bonds
As a writer for a site primarily focused on film and television, it can feel intimidating to write on theatre performances,...
Film Review: Inspirational Drama ‘The Ride’ Soars With Its Uplifting Message Of Second Chances
The inspiring story of a BMX champion who overcame an abusive childhood through the love and life lessons of his interracial...
Film Review: Searing Drama ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ Reckons With War Crimes Committed Under International Watch
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town,...
Film Review: Teenage Angst and Diasporic Identities in ‘Seoul Searching’
In 1986, a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers attend a summer camp in South Korea. Director: Benson Lee Cast: Justin Chon,...
Film Review: Historical Drama ‘1921’ Is More a Grand Parade Than a Blockbuster
1921 charts the tumultuous lead up to the Chinese Community Party’s 1st National Congress and its subsequent founding. Director: Huang Jianxin,...
Film Review: ‘So Long, My Son’ Poignantly Grieves For The Loss Of Could-Have-Been Sons
Factory workers Yao-Jun and Li-Yun are a couple navigating the tumultuous years of the regime’s new policies and reforms in the...
Film Review: ‘One Second Champion’ Is an Affectionate Affirmation Of Fatherly Love
Tin-Yen, a man who has lost his wife and is estranged from his son, has the power to predict events a...
Film Review: Dystopian Teen Drama ‘Faeryville’ Leaves Bare the Thin Line Between Ideology and Extremism
Youthful idealism becomes an excuse for terror - when a new boy joins a clique of loser misfits in Faeryville College....
Series Review: Supernatural Anime ‘Trese’ Captivates With Its Bewitching Takes on Filipino Folklore
Set in Manila where the mythical creatures of Philippine folklore live in hiding amongst humans, Alexandra Trese finds herself going head...
Film Review: ‘The Songs We Sang’ Reminisces The Heights of Home-Grown Music in Singapore
The Songs We Sang is a documentary about Singaporean Mandarin Folk Music that was popular in the 1980s and 90s. It...
Film Review: ‘Mad World’ Doesn’t Feel as Mad as it Does Human
A stockbroker struggling with bipolar disorder goes to live with his estranged father in a cramped flat, where old resentments bubble...