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Tenet is mind-bending, but lacks one of Nolan’s greatest strength – humanity

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Wolfwalkers, and what we lose in imperialism

On Mar 31, 2021 9:53 pm, by JY Tan

2020 has been a year of restrictions, so it’s no surprise that one of my favourite movie scenes of the year would be from Wolfwalkers. Here, two young… more

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Spiritfarer is a game about being stuck, and the value of moving on | Review

On Dec 30, 2020 12:08 pm, by LM Foong

Spiritfarer takes its players through the difficult emotions surrounding death and dying with a rather – believe it or not – cheerful disposition.

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“Anime is like sushi”: How a ‘niche’ medium breaks free of a worldwide misunderstanding

On Nov 27, 2020 1:23 pm, by LM Foong

Anime has tackled every subject from slice-of-life to sci-fi to the supernatural, in every setting from Shinjuku to space to Scandinavia. Yet there is a prevalent tendency to define it in rigid terms. This is, however, increasingly harder to do.

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Over the Moon aims high, but it doesn’t quite achieve lift-off | Review

On Oct 29, 2020 10:18 am, by JY Tan

Over the Moon, the Netflix animated feature co-produced with Pearl Studio, feels like déjà vu. Specifically, it takes me back to the 90s, to the man named Don Bluth.

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#Alive is a zombie movie with surprisingly hopeful commentary for our digital age | Review

On Sep 23, 2020 9:35 pm, by JY Tan

While at the most part a standard zombie fare, #Alive finds some life through its delving into isolation and loneliness.

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In Strangers from Hell, true terror is being under the thumb of society

On Sep 05, 2020 11:33 am, by JY Tan

Crummy apartments? Murderous neighbours? Nah, the real nightmare is, and always has been, the hellscape we live in called Society.

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Tenet is mind-bending, but lacks one of Nolan’s greatest strength – humanity

On Aug 29, 2020 8:56 am, by JY Tan

Christopher Nolan’s latest film is ambitious, complex and layered, but underneath the complicated clockwork is a movie with no soul.

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Roh rises as an atmospheric, haunting film about hidden terrors| Review

On Aug 13, 2020 11:21 pm, by JY Tan

My parents used to warn me of the dangers of the jungle. They were avid hikers, so I’d inadvertently find myself wearing track pants and bathed in insect… more

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Fires at Midnight burns bright as a morbid Malaysian story | Review

On Aug 04, 2020 11:44 am, by LM Foong

The sexiest thing about Fires at Midnight is its layered storytelling. Even the obligatory nasi lemak in this Malaysian game is more than meets the eye.

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Days Gone, where many of my days have gone into. Here’s why

On Jul 21, 2020 12:30 pm, by J Cheong

Days Gone is flawed but there is still freaking good fun to be had. Especially if you are willing to take a a slow and occassionally bumpy ride with it.

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