Censoring a kiss on screen is a sure-fire way of getting people to want to see the movie… like J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Late in the movie, there was a 2-second, maybe,… Read More
What’s with a kiss?
Tag: movies
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
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
Latin American Film Festival back in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysians will have the chance to enjoy the best of the Latin American and Caribbean cinema for absolutely no cost at the Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) Pavilion. Organized by the Embassies of the Latin American… Read More
Telugu movie Bharat a good political thriller
I FOUND Telugu movie Bharat Ane Nenu (Song of Bharat) interesting for the offered concept o local governance, and how it might solve governmental corruption! After marrying subtitles to the movie, I found it an… Read More
Crazy Rich Asians movie such a yawn
Yes, like most Malaysians who see movies, I too caught Crazy Rich Asians — to support the Malaysian actors like Henry Golding who plays the Mr Darcy role against Rachel aka Eliza Dolittle in rich… Read More
Tickets for Japan film festival 2018
The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur and Golden Screens Cinema are giving free movie passes to hooikhawandsu.com readers in conjunction with the 15th Japanese Film Festival in Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Baru. Take a snapshot… Read More