The Torch: High trash
Film is a matter of taste. It is odd at times to witness how elaborately twisted and scrupulously refined we can...
The Torch: In the crux — Acting: what role does the actor play?
It has always been a bit of a mystery to me how amongst the plethora of factors that altogether determine the...
The Torch: Mainstreaming — On bringing your film in line with the system
Spend other people's money and expect your fellow countrymen to pay for watching the result — that's what a filmmaker is...
SIFF Review: After The Rain by Royston Tan
As a fore to the documentary Keronchong For Pak Bakar, SIFF screened one of Royston Tan's latest short films, After The...
The Torch: Idealism in film — or how to generate a visual message
All of us who are avid movie-goers and turn up at film festivals large or small (and maybe even travel for...
SIFF Review: ‘Keronchong For Pak Bakar’ by Abdul Nizam Hamid
Going by the surface of things (the SIFF programme catalogue and website for instance) there certainly were sexier films to include...
The Torch: In the crux — Sounds and scores
...and then, what's music to my eyes? A single strong theme in a movie will hardly see you through the entire...
SIFF Review: Boomtown Beijing by Tan Siok Siok
Not too long ago the line went something like this: If it wasn't for Singapore and its very own unstoppable rise,...
SIFF Review: ‘Hashi’ by Sherman Ong
The film Hashi by photographer/filmmaker Sherman Ong, which had its local premiere during SIFF, is the product of a residency programme...
The Torch: Death or Humour?
It's not an option, in real life anyway: What splendour it might offer comes mostly in just so many shades of...
SIFF Review: Women Who Love Women —Conversations in Singapore
Amongst the 14 feature-length films and the four shorts screened at the first-ever Singapore Panorama section at Sinema Old School during...
SIFF: Review of ‘Lucky7’ by Sun Koh, et al.
First there is the pitched anticipation that comes in the wake of a titillatingly good concept. Then, you'll find yourself rather...