CHARLIZE Theron (Monster, “Long Shot”) plays broadcaster Megyn Kelly with controlled brio, and this purposefully understated performance makes for powerful viewing. Sure, it is odd that power is at the heart of Bombshell, a movie… Read More
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Quirky romcom with Ode to Joy movie
IT’s the first time I’ve heard of cataplexy, a sudden and uncontrollable muscle weakness that is triggered by a strong emotion, such as anger and in the case of the movie, Ode To Joy’ main… Read More
Good entertainment with Japanese movies
WHEN I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead — it’s a movie title to tickle pink, isn’t it? And it does, offering some insight into the making of a happy marriage, with some laughter… Read More
Ode to Beatles a happy satire
MIRACLES can happen… who would have thought Benedict Cumberbatch would be a sex symbol? And that sets off the tone of the Danny Boyle movie,Yesterday. It’s a giggly, tongue-in-cheek, sweet fantasy-comedy-romance that lets you leave the… Read More
Late Night movie proves winsome
MINDY Kaling of The office and The Mindy Project fame brought, yes, wit, but also interesting fashion style to her engaging screenplay-turned-movie Late Night. As Molly, the bright-eyed bushy-tailed “diversity hire” for a late-night talk… Read More
Best of Enemies movie a slow-burner
A BIOGRAPHICAL account of how a Ku Klax Klan leader and a female black activist who ended up lifelong friends, The Best ofEnemies shares the historical racism engraved into the American socio-cultural environment. Malaysians can take… Read More
Sci-fi take with Captive State movie
THIS is a science-fiction tale about aliens taking over the governments of the world, easily, as the ultra-rich find it worthwhile to work with such forces in return for their help in creating a “unified”… Read More
Free passes for French film fest 2019!
ZOMBIES. Some people like to watch such fantastical creatures on the silver screen, or read about their antics in books. The Night Eats The World (La Nuit A Dévoré Le Monde, 2018) should please their… Read More
Swing Kids from Korea make my day!
“F*** ideology, I want (to) just dance,” says the rebellious North Korean prisoner Roh Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo, best known as D.O., one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo), to Sergeant… Read More
“Dumplin'” throws the beauty of thinness a curve
Movie review SURE, some people are just naturally skinn, no matter how much cookies and chocolates they eat! Most people are like Willowdean Dickson aka “Dumplin’” (played by Danielle Macdonald of Patti Cake$ fame) as… Read More