By Dayrius Tay
We live in an age of miniaturisation where people covet the tiny over the massive. Gone are the days where computers were the size of refrigerators and speakers that took up the entire table. This inexplicable obsession […]
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Your Name
By Yvette Low
From the director of 5 Centimetres per Second comes the critically acclaimed Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name), a film that has topped the charts on My Anime List, ranking above hit shows like Gintama and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and receiving stellar reviews on sites like Rotten […]
The Visit: A Review
By Shina
M Night Shyamalan is a name practically unheard of amongst the teens of today – including me. In his heyday two decades ago, however, the film-maker was lauded for his award-winning thriller, The Sixth Sense. The Visit, a 2015 found-footage film, is a far cry from his usual self-serious style and precise shots. The self-funded movie – it cost only $5 million to to produce, though this information is completely irrelevant – is a mix of horror and comedy, […]
Pan’s Labyrinth
By Clarisse Choo
Pan’s Labyrinth is an example of a true fairy tale. Foregoing the conventional happily ever after fairy tales that Disney has popularised, Pan’s Labyrinth takes on a darker tone reminiscent of Grimm’s classic fables. This is a story set in 1944 fascist Spain, five years after the Spanish Civil War, and follows the protagonist, a young girl named Ofelia, as she is thrust into a mystical […]
Back To The Future (1985)
By Pei Yi
Perhaps in daily life, the very thought of a youth being a hero, or winning the recognition of their elders, is absurd and almost whimsical. Perhaps the idea is even weirder than the concept of time travel. But that is precisely what the movie Back to the Future highlights. A seventeen-year-old teenager, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), rises to the occasion to save his parents and himself through a fantastical journey of epic balance, sneaky manipulation, and witty [..]
我的少女时代 (Our Times): A Review
By Cherry Nwe
When my friend excitedly came up to me saying I absolutely had to watch this movie, I stepped into the cinema with my hands filled with popcorn and high […]
Neighbourhood
By: Nwe Cherry
When I was younger I used to come home from school everyday, only to change out of my school uniform and quickly head downstairs again. My friend would be waiting for me at the stairs near the lift lobby, changed and […]
Moving On
By Yu BoRong
What do you look for in a new house?
The neighbours? Well, as long as […]
Bedok
By Yvette Low
At first glance, one might think Block 39 of Bedok South a dull and uneventful place but underneath this guise of serenity lies a cheerful, festive town bubbling with activity. It has no shortage of shops and markets nearby, […]
Trump Column
By Elijah Yap
The trump presidency is nothing if not disputed. In the 50 days since his inauguration of disputable size, he has rolled out a travel ban with disputable success, […]
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