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...
Film Review: Chinese Doctors《中国医生》Is Too Real Too Soon
Chinese Doctors follows the story of frontline medical workers who fought against the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Hubei, China....
‘Fatherhood’ Could Have Been Iconic. Here’s Why It Wasn’t.
Spoilers for Fatherhood (2021). On Father’s Day this year, Netflix released Fatherhood, starring comedian Kevin Hart as an unexpected single father...
Film Review: Leading Actresses Pack Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice in ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless...
Programmer Viknesh Kobinathan on Asian Film Archive, the Retrospective series, and Abbas Kiarostami
The Asian Film Archive’s (AFA) Retrospective programme is a regular series that serves as a comprehensive filmic immersion into bygone eras,...
Kim Bora’s Film World (So Far): The Trials and Tribulations of Girlhood
“Mom… do you think I’m pretty? What’s pretty about me?” Kim Bora is a South Korean director and screenwriter. Born in...
Film Review: ‘Mad World’ Doesn’t Feel as Mad as it Does Human
A stockbroker struggling with bipolar disorder goes to live with his estranged father in a cramped flat, where old resentments bubble...
Terrace House: The Charm and Sincerity of Japanese Reality TV
I have to preface this article by making a confession — I loved Terrace House. Loved loved it. And I was...
‘Lions Love (… and Lies)’ (1969): A Study into the Gorgeous Cinematography of Agnes Varda
The 30th of May this year marked the late, great French filmmaker Agnès Varda’s 93rd birthday. Dubbed the godmother of La...
Film Review: ‘Wanton Mee’ Is a Delightful and Humbling Tour of Hawker Culture Dashed Only By a Shaky Plot
Chun Feng Koh, a middle-aged food critic whose career is starting to wear him out, decides to explore his life and...
Yonfan’s ‘Bugis Street’: A Touchstone in Singapore’s Search for a National Identity in an Era of Queer Uprising
Almost three decades on, Yonfan’s Bugis Street (1995) continues to leave a mark on Singaporean audiences, and remains an important touchstone...
‘Overseas’: Yoon Sung-A’s Raw and Honest Portrait Honours Society’s Unseen Heroes
Overseas (2019) is Korean-born, French-Belgian based director Yoon Sung-A’s portrait of a demographic of women often unseen and unrecognised. Mixing together...