Lurking in the Shadows of the Asian Psyche – What Makes Asian Horror So Terrifying?
Image credit: Toho When you think of horror, what usually follows would be the image of long dark haired girls dressed in white. But did you know that...
OPINION
Local Moviegoers Cautiously Optimistic About Increased Cinema Seating Capacity
On 23 September, Singapore’s multi-ministerial COVID-19 task force announced an easing of measures in response to low community cases. These include the resumption of business-oriented work events, worship...
A Look Back at the Films From Singapore Writers Festival’s ‘Utter’ Initiative
Throughout its history, the film medium has had a strong symbiotic relationship with the literary arts given their emphasis on narrative storytelling. In Singapore, this partnership between disciplines...
A Film Festival First-Timer’s Take On SeaShorts Film Festival 2020
With the end of the SeaShorts Film Festival, I thought I would give my opinion on the festival as a first-time goer. The thing is, it's not like...
Staff Picks: SeaShorts Film Festival 2020
We are so, so close to the launch of the 2020 edition of the SeaShorts Film Festival. Running from 12 to 20 September, the week-long online festival will...
Setting The Scene: The Urgent Issues Of The Mekong River Region Today
‘Setting The Scene’ is a column where we examine how a country’s culture, economy, history and politics come together to shape its hit films, and what they may...