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
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
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
THEY both wanted to raise up little voices for change, and the music that moved them was the same – hip hop. “Hip-hop is truth and it’s our time for us to tell these truths,”… Read More
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
Hailed as Australia’s most successful magician, illusionist and escapologist, AXN’s The Elements: Cosentino will see the man himself performing mesmerising street magic and epic stunts against iconic backdrops in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan. Paul Cosentino’s… Read More
It’s been a good year, for me, for Malaysian theatre. I liked the originality of concept, interactive nature, intimate settings and experimental nature of the shows I had seen in 2017. Crimson Curtain, by Lam… Read More
They’ve moved on with their lives, the acapella all-girl group Bellas, who made music lovers so happy when they first appeared on the big screen with Pitch Perfect in 2012. The first movie was based… Read More
Losertown, a theatrical experience which turned musicals on its head, was loud, in-your-face entertainment. I enjoyed it in most parts. Comedienne Hannan Azlan showcased her strong songwriting talent in the two-hour performance, with original lyrics… Read More
IT’s an odd love story, to say the least. Deer frolicking – or wanting to frolic — in a frozen forest, is the opening sequence of Body & Soul (Hungrarian title, A Teströl És Lélekröl),… Read More
