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Film Review: Entertaining Romp ‘They Call Him Chop Suey’ Is a Cut Above Brucesploitation
Chop Suey, a kitchen assistant who is a fan of Bruce Lee, finds himself embroiled in a battle against an extortion...
Film Review: ‘I Want to Go Home’ is a Heartfelt Look At a Man’s Undying Devotion To His Wife
On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since...
Film Review: ‘Drive My Car’ Turns Murakami Short Story Into Not-So-Short Film on Love, Sex, Grief, Morality, and the Human Condition
Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his...
Film Review: Marvel Blockbuster ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Delights With Its Boundary-Breaking Approach
Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed weaponry-based kung fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings...
Film Review: Anthology film ‘1400’ Searches For Solace Amidst Singapore’s Red Light District
Four intertwined stories explore the notion of love in a hotel, how important love is, to what extremes we go to...
Film Review: ‘Fundamentally Happy’ Is Storytelling Stripped Down to Its Most Raw and Emotional Form
Twenty years ago, Habiba and Eric were neighbours. When Eric revisits her home to find her still living there with her...
Film Review: Charming Biopic ‘Creation Stories’ Spotlights The Man Behind Music’s Greatest Acts
Alan McGee’s role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of...
Film Review: Dark Drama ‘The King and the Clown’ Is A Masterful Projection Of Passion and Lust
Two brothers put up a skit to mock and satirise the lofty and corrupt king of Joseon. They are arrested and...
How the International Film Industry Is Driven By People Behind the Scenes
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has been in the news a lot lately — not just for her latest blockbuster Black Widow,...
Staff Picks: SeaShorts Competition 2021
SeaShorts Film Festival 2021 opens its virtual doors today! Taking place entirely online, 15 USD will entitle festival-goers to over 60...
Interview: Calleen Koh, Wind of Change on the Local Cinematic Landscape
To Kill the Birds and the Bees is an animated short film that made waves at this year’s National Youth Film...