THIS is a fun comedy about gender roles, stereotypes, and perceptions in Italy. The story is about a high-achieving female architect, Serena Bruno (played perfectly by Paola Cortellesi) who is respected the world over. One… Read More
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Jennifer Lawrence gets spacey with horror in Mother!
THIS is not a straightforward telling of what is basically a horror story. For director Darren Aronofsky of Black Swan and Fountain fame, such a style for Mother! is par for the course. The movie… Read More
Rivetting movie watch with Iran’s The Salesman
AT its simplest telling, The Salesman is about a woman, Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti, About Elly) who is attacked when in the shower and how her husband, Emad (Shahab Hosseini, A Separation) deals with the incident.… Read More
Andy Serkis makes it happen, again with the apes
ANDY Serkis as Caesar in the final chapter of the Planet of the Apes sci-fi trilogy delivers wholesomely, yet again. “The War For the Planet of the Apes” is a tale about an ending, as… Read More
Angry Indian Goddesses movie review
GIRLS smoking ferociously, dancing a la Bollywood energetically, and living life to the max, as only the movies will allow Indian women (in India) to do. I so did like Angry Indian Goddesses, because it… Read More
Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar’s Revenge review
A swash-buckler of a family fare! CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp), sodden with drink more than saltwater, has to fight off a ghostly Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem) to stay alive, in this fifth… Read More
Bahubali 2 : The Conclusion review
I loved this movie. What a magnificent end to this made-up tale from India that enthralled cinema-goers in 2015. Director SS.Rajamouli should be sleeping well at nights now that his magna opus is pleasing people… Read More
The Stopover movie review
WARS are unsettling for everyone, at the very least. The post-battle trauma has been captured on celluloid from the 1968 The Deer Hunter to the 2005’s Jar Head, among others. In The Stopover, the stress… Read More
Thai film festival, april 20-26 2017
Five Thai films are being screened for free at GSC cinemas in Klang Valley. The films are Take Me Home, A Gift, One Day, The Crown and Mr Hurt. Tickets?To redeem your free tickets, show… Read More
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections contest
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections will make its Malaysian premiere at GSC Mid Valley on April 21, 2017. The multi-part anthology is the first in a series of omnibus movies jointly produced by The Japan… Read More