THERE’s money, and then gory murder in the Billionaires Boys Club (BBC). But as a famous tagline has it (from the 1987 Al Pacino starrer Wall Street), every dream has a price. This movie, undoubtedly,… Read More
Billionaires Boys Club, movie review
Category: Cinema
Two Is a Family’ (‘Demain tout commence’)
THIS is a weeper of a movie, as proven by the numerous sobs and tears shed at the recent screening for Le French Festival 2018. Two is a Family, a remake of the 2013 Spanish-language… Read More
Westworld virtual reality experience
In anticipation of the second season of WESTWORLD, which debuts same time as the U.S. on Monday, April 23 at 9am exclusively on HBO (Astro Ch 411 / HD 431), fans in Malaysia are invited take… Read More
Red Sparrow is a bombshell… not!
** This movie review appeared in the e-copy of the new straits times IT’s a yawn of a spy movie, that’s bigger on kinky stuff than espionage. And what kinky stuff spies in… Read More
French festival treat in Malaysia, 2018
MALAYSIA’s longest-running foreign cultural festival, Le French Festival, is back for its 17th edition come April 12, with 16 of France’s latest movies, post-rock and electronic music groups, and culinary events, among others. For music… Read More
Picture This Festival for the Planet competition
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN), in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, is holding a short-film competition for emerging filmmakers, everyday storytellers and changemakers worldwide to showcase the positive future they see for our planet. It’s called… Read More
The Miracles Of The Namiya General Store movie
The Japanese award-winning Toshiyuki Nishida plays the titular role of provision-shop owner Namiya with class and finesse in this sweet movie, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store. His teenage ‘sidekicks’ – three male orphans… Read More
Put up billboards for Frances McDormand
I found the movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a riveting watch. The movie is carried by Frances McDormand, an actress who relies on her talent to carry the emotions of the day. She plays… Read More
Mountain Between Us movie lacks chemistry
The survival-romance tale, The Mountain Between Us, sees Academy Award winner Kate Winslet as Ashely and Idris Elba (Ben) playing the two main characters who are stranded after a plane crash. He’s a neurosurgeon on… Read More
What billionaires really want… movie review!
THIS almost-biopic of John Paul Getty and the kidnapping of his grandson is interesting in the factual retelling of the event, as well as the fact that actor Kevin Spacey was cast in the lead… Read More