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Wolfwalkers, and what we lose in imperialism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Monster Beach and swimming with the Southeast Asian animation tide: Catching Up with Cartoon Network and Inspidea

On Apr 24, 2020 10:07 am, by LM Foong

We chatted with Cartoon Network Asia Pacific leads and the animator for Monster Beach about the upcoming series, the state of the animation industry in Southeast Asia, and what’s coming to Cartoon Network.

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Bad Education is a class act on ethically-grey educators | Review

On Apr 21, 2020 3:29 pm, by JY Tan

Not quite the educators you want to stand by, but definitely the ones that are most entertaining to watch.

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Netflix’s Sol Levante pushes ahead amidst an anime industry stuck in time

On Apr 17, 2020 8:00 am, by LM Foong and JY Tan

The making of Sol Levante is a story of a bold new world in anime and an industry reluctant to hop on.

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Why The Platform is a capitalist allegory for our time

On Apr 08, 2020 12:57 pm, by C Nge

Welcome to a feast of hidden meanings and blatant symbols that cast light on the beast that governs our lives.

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Wet Season is a cold, harsh dousing of the realities of city-living | Review

On Apr 03, 2020 1:46 pm, by JY Tan

Anthony Chen’s Wet Season, his follow up to the much-lauded Ilo Ilo, feels ostensibly like a movie about a city.

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Escape to Stardew Valley, where social distancing is discouraged | Feature

On Mar 27, 2020 12:00 pm, by J Cheong

Stardew Valley is the ideal remedy if you can’t handle social distancing and isolation.

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Balancing fun and female power: Catching Up with DC Super Hero Girls Season 2 showrunner Amanda Rynda.

On Mar 20, 2020 11:25 am, by JY Tan

The animated TV show featuring some of DC’s most renowned characters aims to empower as much as it entertains. How do you strike that balance?

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A Japanese Zootopia? Beastars proves to be a different, more complex animal | Review

On Mar 13, 2020 1:18 pm, by KC Lee

Beastars deftly uses the animal kingdom — and its high school setting — to explore central questions in human nature and societal conflict.

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Hello World deals with the value of memory, and what measures as human | Review

On Mar 06, 2020 12:49 pm, by JY Tan

Tomohiko Ito’s animated feature film merges teen rom-com with heady sci-fi that asks some pretty serious questions about youth and humanity.

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Beneath The Ghost Bride’s beautiful veneer haunts the ghost of a repressive culture

On Feb 25, 2020 10:20 am, by JY Tan

In most ways, The Ghost Bride – Netflix’s first Chinese-language original – is just like the Malaysian state of Malacca that it’s set in. A port city and… more

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