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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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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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Deep-dive into Parasite, Part 1: Social classes tangle masterfully in Bong Joon-Ho’s award-winning film

On Aug 19, 2019 8:26 am, by C Nge
Parasite (2019)

This black comedy casts a microscopic lens into the symbiosis between the rich and the poor.

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Remakes aren’t (inherently) bad. Bad remakes are the problem

On Aug 16, 2019 12:06 pm, by JY Tan

The future of cinema — one dominated by a sole company pumping out endless recreations of their classics — seems bleak. But the true blight here is how they’re squandering what remakes can do.

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This Dota 2 team’s twisty tale to victory is gripping, even for a non-fan

On Aug 14, 2019 9:32 am, by LM Foong

Red Bull OG went from underdogs to comeback kings in its journey to win the biggest Dota 2 trophy.

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Finding creativity and good vibes in Lost Spaces | Put it on Loop

On Aug 05, 2019 12:30 pm, by J Cheong

Sometimes, getting lost isn’t all bad. If you get lost inside your own head, you might end up creating catchy tunes ala Lost Spaces.

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“The ARMY still holds the power”: Inside the organised chaos of the BTS fandom

On Jul 31, 2019 8:36 am, by LM Foong
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The pride, might, and fight of a fandom that made a global phenomenon.

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Toy Story 4 plays around with the question of purpose and happiness, in joyous ways

On Jul 24, 2019 10:24 am, by JY Tan

Unnecessary sequel? Unwanted cash-grab? Perhaps so. Regardless, Toy Story 4 takes the franchise’s central themes to explore aspects of our own sense of happiness in unexpected ways.

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Dark Phoenix: How the X-Men franchise screwed over Jean Grey

On Jun 12, 2019 12:00 am, by C Nge

Dark Phoenix/Jean Grey is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel universe, but the movies never seem to get her right.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but not king of the kaiju film | Review

On Jun 06, 2019 10:20 pm, by JY Tan

Godzilla: King of the Monsters scratches an itch. It’s a very specific itch, the type involving towering monsters beating the prehistory out of each other, with helpless humans… more

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The 2019 Aladdin is fun, gorgeous, and stuck in 1992 | Review

On May 30, 2019 10:43 pm, by LM Foong
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I can open your eyes, take you deja vu by deja vu.

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We Need to Talk | Avengers: Endgame, and what 11 years of MCU mean to us

On May 06, 2019 10:41 pm, by Team DeconRecon

Three hours. Three people. A whole lot of movies to digest.

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