I had heard so much about this that I had to give it a shot. Besides, after watching the much talked-about “Fargo” on the plane to Sydney recently, I am now a rather keen admirer of the Coen brothers. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 95%, which is extremely high, and it also features the cinematography of [...]
Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
True Grit
Friday, 11 March, 2011
“Forever”…A New Local Romantic Comedy
Thursday, 3 March, 2011
Criticising a local film always makes me feel dirty, as if I had smashed a kid’s toys or honked at an elderly pedestrian. Especially so when a film such as “Forever” took a long time to make, and when it is directed by Wee Li Lin, an accomplished local director who seems like a really [...]
Black Swan
Thursday, 24 February, 2011
First things first – do we really have to sit through the new “Home” music video before every movie starts these few weeks? There’s no easier way to turn an audience against a song than by force feeding it to them ad nauseam. Just look what happened to the Dim Sum Dollies on the MRTs. [...]
Predicting The Headlines
Wednesday, 23 February, 2011
I’m just bracing myself for the kind of headlines we’d see in the papers if “The King’s Speech” does well at the Oscars next week, which it very well might. “The King’s Speech” Rules at the Oscars “The King’s Speech” Reigns Supreme Royal Sweep for “The King’s Speech” Oscar Nod for “The King’s Speech” Makes [...]
“The King’s Speech”…Our Modern Day “My Fair Lady”?
Friday, 18 February, 2011
I had heard so much about this movie that I just had to give it a go. British movies tend to be more of my cup of tea, to be honest. I don’t know why that is either. First things first – does “The King’s Speech” deserve an Oscar? I don’t see why it shouldn’t, [...]
It’s A Great, Great World
Friday, 18 February, 2011
It’s always hard to share one’s thoughts on local films, because you may either come across as being a plain fanboy or an elitist, depending on which way you lean. But I’ll just be as honest as possible. I went to this show with high expectations, as the publicity campaign was pretty strong and most [...]
“Gulliver’s Travels”
Thursday, 30 December, 2010
The new movie “Gulliver’s Travels” starring Jack Black is a missable one. Trust me, you won’t miss out on anything much if you don’t catch it. Not that it’s not entertaining. It does manage to evoke a few chuckles here and there, but ultimately those moments were hardly enough to mask the fact that this [...]
The Quest Continues…
Wednesday, 29 December, 2010
Some of you might know that I am on a personal quest to rid the world of the adjective “heartwarming” especially when it pertains to the promoting of plays and musicals and movies and stuff, so therefore, every so often I will submit a post on why it irks me to see this term being [...]
“Rapunzel”…Love It!
Thursday, 9 December, 2010
It’s not often that I step into a cinema, much less stumble into a movie which I thoroughly enjoy…but I happened to really enjoy “Rapunzel” a lot so I thought I’d better jot it down. (It’s strange how it’s called “Tangled” in the US, but in Singapore it’s called “Rapunzel”. I still prefer “Rapunzel”.) “Rapunzel” [...]
WikiLeaks – The Movie
Wednesday, 8 December, 2010
If somewhere in some movie studio in Hollywood, some producer isn’t seriously entertaining the possibility of producing a big-budget movie based on the whole “WikiLeaks” saga, I’d be very very surprised. Forget the so-called drama of the Facebook story. That’s nothing compared to what’s been happening with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. It’s the greatest thriller [...]
