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The Materialists (2025): The Qualms of Modern Dating
At the core of it, the Materialists is a pretty interesting movie. It’s not romantic nor funny enough to be a rom-com. It’s not “deep” enough to be a thought piece. It sort of just exists as a movie that sparks discussions about a topical subject — dating.
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Sep 264 min read


Sinners (2025): A bloody fun celebration of multiculturalism
Sinners (2025) is, at its core, a horror-thriller-action blockbuster with an exquisite ensemble cast, and a lead whose charisma is off the charts.
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Jun 13 min read


The Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat (2025): A Journey into Historical Immersion
The history of the Congo, unfiltered, conjures a sense of determinist history. Power always wins. The trajectory of the universe does not be
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Feb 163 min read


Our favourite films of 2024
In so many ways, the story of 2024 is one of struggles. Let's take a look at our favourite films of 2014.
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Jan 69 min read


The Substance: Body horror of the year
The Substance is about a fitness star, played by Demi Moore, who is trying to recapture her glory days by taking a mysterious substance.
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Nov 15, 20243 min read


Hayao Miyazaki’s Films Ranked
The objective of this ranking is to draw attention to Miyazaki's incredible career and to identify prevalent themes across his movies.
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Oct 27, 20248 min read


Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
The remarkable box office success and warm critical receptions of Deadpool & Wolverine has led many to herald the return of the MCU’s golden era. However, it is important to highlight that the success of this meta-action comedy probably has more to do with what was there before the Disney take-over.
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Aug 16, 20242 min read


Top 16 Best Movies of 2023
2023 will likely go down as a pivotal year in film history (or at least American film history). In the growing perception of class divide...
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Feb 5, 20249 min read


Suzume’s Secret Twist and Shinkai’s magical realism trilogy
“Suzume” is Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature-length anime. The story is fantastical, much like most of Shinkai's films before.
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May 31, 20236 min read


TOP 15 BEST MOVIES OF 2022
Compared to the past two years, 2022 is chockfull of surprises. Since this was the year the long-anticipated Marvel fatigue finally...
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Feb 28, 20238 min read


The Northman (2022): Movie Review
Disappointed by Marvel’s take on the Viking mythology in Thor: Love and Thunder? You might find some solace in Robert Egger's The Northman.
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Jul 31, 20223 min read


THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022) Movie Review
The current state of the MCU is what makes Thor: Love and Thunder such a unique experience.
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Jul 14, 20223 min read


Top 15 Akira Kurosawa Films
If one were to make a list of the most influential directors of all time, a name that will most likely not be missed is Akira Kurosawa....
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Jun 20, 20226 min read


Memory and Temporality in The Edge of Daybreak (2021), Anatomy of Time (2021) and Memoria (2021)
Over the past two years, three directors from Thailand each released a film that explores the issues of memory and temporality. There was...
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May 31, 20228 min read


The Batman (2022): Review
According to the YouTube movie reviewer Jeremy Jahns, filmgoers’ opinions towards The Batman can be broadly divided into liking it or...
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May 6, 20224 min read


Director's Spotlight: Domee Shi
This was Domee Shi, a young animator/ story-boarder who a year earlier pitched the idea of Bao to her mentor – none other than Docter himsel
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Apr 15, 20226 min read


Being the Ricardos (2021): Married and successful, can you have it all?
I was struggling to write anything recreational for a while. Knee-deep in my final year of university, it’s really all I can think about....
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Feb 20, 20226 min read


Death on the Nile (2022): An Entertaining, but Undercooked Detective Story
Kenneth Branagh’s second adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel – a sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express – is an...
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Feb 16, 20223 min read


The Role of Princesses in Japanese Cinema and History
Princess is a common archetype in cinema. Connoting both femininity and power, it is a symbol of archaic gender stereotype and...
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Jun 28, 20217 min read


Nobody (2021): A Short Film Review
This is probably the first enjoyable film we’ve seen this year. Apart from being genuinely well-made, this film is also much-needed...
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Jun 12, 20212 min read
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