With an Absolutely Electric Leading Chemistry, ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ Is a Binge-Worthy and Delectable Treat
An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book writer and a selfless psych ward caretaker when...
REVIEWS
Stirring and Evocative, ‘Swallow’ Is a Nail-Biting Takedown of the Patriarchy
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their...
A Poignant Play on Perspectives, ‘Tashi’ Urges Viewers to Have More Meaningful Conversations With Those Around Us
Director: Shilpa Krishnan Shukla Cast: Tania Mukherjee, Charan Singh, Ila Maheshwari, Sai Pogaru, Anvita GuptaYear: 2019 Country: Singapore Language: English, Hindi...
‘Classmates’ Imagines Polytechnic Life as a Zany Joyride of Self-Discovery
Sarah is an ordinary 17 year old who is looking forward to her tertiary school life. Siew Lim is just your...
‘Ponmagal Vandhal’ Is a Powerful Albeit Slightly Melodramatic Courtroom Drama With a Stellar Cast
Ponmagal Vandhal (The Golden Girl has Arrived) is a courtroom drama that takes place in Ooty. Jyothika plays the lead in...
‘A Whisker Away 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる’ is an Enchanting Expedition of Self-Discovery
Image credit: Toho A girl falls in love with a boy from her school, and transforms into a cat to get...
‘Pinoy Sunday’ Details Two Migrant Workers’ Determination to Claim a Bit of Home in a Foreign Land
An abandoned couch turns Sunday routine into an adventure of perseverance and self-discovery, for a pair of Filipino migrant workers in...
‘Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops’ is Realism and Sincerity At Its Finest
(Image credit: Spotted Productions) The story centres on a director, who is pushing the cast of actors in rehearsal of a...
Connecting the ‘DOTs’ of Human Connection: A Feature Film Made in Lockdown
(Shishir Sharma as Roy & Suman Nagarkar as Yamuna) Writer & Director: Shilpa Krishnan ShuklaVirtual DOP & Editor: Mathew Jenif Joseph Produced...
Transcending the Same-Sex Spectacle of Thai LGBT Culture Through the Chosen Imaginative Other: A Review of ‘Present Still Perfect’
“It is our imagination that is responsible for love, not the other person.”- Marcel Proust Is Toey (played by Adisorn Tonawanik)...
‘Wrath of Silence’ Pits a Mute Brawler Against the World to Give Voice To the Oppressed
A young boy tends sheep on a hillside in Northern China goes missing. His mute father looks for him with a...
Singapore Mental Health Film Festival Short Film Youth Competition Spotlights 10 Films That Chart a Daring Course
In recent years, Singapore’s fight for mental health has been increasingly proactive and prioritised. Along with those efforts, the nation’s first...