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3/5
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Carry-On
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This Netflix hit is a diverting character-driven white-knuckler of the protagonist having to somehow avert a catastrophe on one of the most chaotic days of the year at one of the busiest airports in the world.
Posted Dec 24, 2024
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4/5
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Juror #2
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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It is a thought-provoking grown-up study in truth, compromise, and the title character’s tormenting guilt.
Posted Dec 24, 2024
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3/5
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The Prosecutor
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The explosive action stylishly co-choreographed by Yen is as good as the movie gets.
Posted Dec 20, 2024
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4/5
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The Return
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Shot on craggy location, The Return recasts Homer’s Odyssey as a tragedy of stripped-down solemnity and slow-boiling power.
Posted Dec 20, 2024
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3/5
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Mufasa: The Lion King
(2024)
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John Lui
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This visually stunning but timid prequel is a triumph of computer programming, receiving a passing grade because of the emotional depth at its core.
Posted Dec 20, 2024
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3/5
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Not every superhero adventure has to be a mega-dollar bloat. Here is a B-movie true to the spirit of its source material.
Posted Dec 13, 2024
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3/5
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Piece By Piece
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The memoir is a clever fit of form and subject.
Posted Dec 13, 2024
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4/5
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Heretic
(2024)
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John Lui
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Call it a marketing gimmick if you want, but this is an experiment in contrarian casting that works.
Posted Dec 13, 2024
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4/5
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The Last Dance
(2024)
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John Lui
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This heartfelt exploration of death traditions manages to feel more alive than most films about the living.
Posted Dec 11, 2024
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3/5
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Moana 2
(2024)
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Jaden Darrius Png
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Unfortunately falls into the category of run-of-the-mill animated Disney movies, so don’t expect the same experience as the first film... The film boasts impressive art and animation, so if you're looking for a family movie, Moana 2 might fit the bill.
Posted Dec 03, 2024
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3/5
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Blitz
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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A sentimental period drama that could have been made by any competent journeyman.
Posted Dec 02, 2024
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2/5
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Problemista
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The whimsy is wearying and gets in the way of a real story on the surreal immigrant experience.
Posted Dec 02, 2024
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4/5
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Moana 2
(2024)
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John Lui
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Though it may not reach the emotional or musical peaks of its predecessor, this sequel delivers solid entertainment for all ages.
Posted Dec 02, 2024
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3/5
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Wicked
(2024)
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John Lui
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At nearly three hours, this musical fantasy will test the mettle of all but the firmest fans of the stage musical. Good thing that the film’s big set pieces, boosted by the powerhouse vocals of Grande and Erivo, are a saving grace.
Posted Nov 21, 2024
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2/5
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Widow Clicquot
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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What a waste of a good drink, and of this fascinating woman as a subject.
Posted Nov 21, 2024
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4/5
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Timestalker
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Inventive and subversive, this cautionary fable on erotomania is a comedy for the ages.
Posted Nov 21, 2024
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2/5
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Red One
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Yuletide comes early at the cinemas, and it has served up an overstuffed turkey.
Posted Nov 14, 2024
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4/5
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All We Imagine as Light
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This humane tale of multigenerational sisterhood is too alive to their desires and dreams to be grim despite its awareness of social injustices and patriarchy. A surreal third act promises new beginnings, and the three actresses are superb.
Posted Nov 14, 2024
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3/5
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Gladiator II
(2024)
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Joanne Soh
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[Denzel Washington] chews up every scene and steals the show with each conniving smile or sly twinkle in his eye. The American actor deserves another Oscar nomination for this performance.
Posted Nov 14, 2024
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2/5
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We Live in Time
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Love is complicated enough without this tearjerker’s exasperating fractured chronology.
Posted Nov 07, 2024
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3/5
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Cesium Fallout
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This environmental thriller is nuclear-level bang for your buck -- big, unsubtle entertainment.
Posted Nov 07, 2024
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4/5
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Pierce
(2024)
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John Lui
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Low never loses sight of her story’s emotional core. While the conclusion may challenge some viewers, her bold choices pay off in a psychological thriller that exposes how easily people choose comforting lies over uncomfortable truths.
Posted Nov 07, 2024
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4/5
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Anora
(2024)
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John Lui
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The strip club Cinderella story gone wrong trusts its audience to follow its protagonist wherever she leads, backed by Baker’s expert direction and Madison’s magnetic performance.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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4/5
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Bookworm
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This father-daughter excursion is 2024’s most charming family picture. Mothers will be envious.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3/5
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Veteran 2: I, the Executioner
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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A seam of social commentary adds to a satisfying action-packed cop drama.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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4/5
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Smile 2
(2024)
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John Lui
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Scott puts her musical background to stunning use as Skye, the diva terrorised by a demonic force.
Posted Oct 26, 2024
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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It is nevertheless Reeve’s own readings from his memoir that most clearly communicate his wit, charisma, drive and hard-learnt lessons of hope and endurance...
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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3/5
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Venom: The Last Dance
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The low-stakes adventure has nowhere to go except into the mandated comic-book action climax. It is a confusion of slimy tentacled computer-effects as Eddie/Venom, plus every character new and recurring...
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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2/5
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Bagman
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This forgettable fright flick would embarrass the namesake monster.
Posted Oct 21, 2024
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4/5
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The Outrun
(2024)
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John Lui
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Not that anybody needs reminding, but Ronan proves herself the finest actress of her generation.
Posted Oct 21, 2024
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4/5
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A Different Man
(2024)
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John Lui
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A Different Man boldly explores identity and beauty through a disability lens, cleverly unpacking societal perceptions of attractiveness and self-worth.
Posted Oct 21, 2024
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2/5
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High Forces
(2024)
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John Lui
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This dated airplane thriller fails to take off despite Lau's star power and impressive set design.
Posted Oct 21, 2024
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3/5
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The Wild Robot
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This is an uplifting mother goose fable of a different sort that builds to a tender heartbreaking close.
Posted Oct 04, 2024
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3/5
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Wolfs
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Such is the star charisma of Clooney and Pitt, their buddy comedy is a pleasure without even needing to be a particularly good movie.
Posted Oct 04, 2024
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2/5
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Joker: Folie à Deux
(2024)
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John Lui
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Folie A Deux is a jukebox musical that fails to hit the high notes of the original.
Posted Oct 04, 2024
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3/5
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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A coalition of colourful characters go rocknrolla, Guy Ritchie-style, in a breezy escapist combat caper.
Posted Oct 01, 2024
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4/5
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The Substance
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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It is inspired casting. Top marks, too, to the hyperreal production design and morbid prosthetics. The fever dream is brazen, grotesque, deranged and bluntly entertaining as Elisabeth decomposes.
Posted Oct 01, 2024
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2/5
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Megalopolis
(2024)
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John Lui
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Coppola's Roman holiday is a grandiose, Shakespeare-inspired metaphor about American politics, but becomes much ado about nothing.
Posted Oct 01, 2024
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2/5
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Never Let Go
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The title, “never let go”, is their mantra. The laughably literal symbol of their connection could read also as an umbilical cord in a movie simply about an extreme helicopter parent.
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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3/5
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Starve Acre
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Smith and Clark’s performances centre a mysterious portrait of grief with a freakish payoff.
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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4/5
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Speak No Evil
(2024)
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John Lui
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The best horror films make viewers question the behaviours they see every day.
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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3/5
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Strange Darling
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The psychosexual horror is a cunningly engineered narrative puzzle, although not as progressive as it believes itself to be.
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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4/5
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The Convert
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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From the costumes to the customs, the Antipodean western derives its power from its authentic recollection of a watershed moment in Maori culture.
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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2/5
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It Ends With Us
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This melodrama on spousal assault forgoes psychological and character complexities for congenial viewing.
Posted Sep 04, 2024
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2/5
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Revolver
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Monotony is the killer in this crime drama.
Posted Aug 30, 2024
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4/5
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Infested
(2023)
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Whang Yee Ling
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There is more to this survival drama than creepy-crawlies – although, even as just a creature feature, Infested is tense and energetic.
Posted Aug 30, 2024
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4/5
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Kinds of Kindness
(2024)
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John Lui
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With a stellar cast in hand, Lanthimos takes viewers into an alternate universe filled with doppelgangers, corpse revivers and deranged husbands.
Posted Aug 30, 2024
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3/5
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Jackpot!
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The leads are a likeable odd couple, however disposable their chaotic romp.
Posted Aug 21, 2024
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3/5
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Hijack 1971
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Based on a true incident, this is an efficiently told saga of in-flight terror that sticks the landing.
Posted Aug 21, 2024
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4/5
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Alien: Romulus
(2024)
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John Lui
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Do moviegoers need another Alien movie? Yes, when it is this inventive and unafraid of returning to its B-movie horror roots.
Posted Aug 21, 2024
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