JOKERJOKER
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film is based on DC Comics characters.
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AD ASTRAAD ASTRA
Ad Astra (Latin for ‘To the Stars’) is a 2019 American science fiction film produced, co-written, and directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland.
(more…)AVENGERS : ENDGAMEAVENGERS : ENDGAME
Taking a macro view, Avengers : Endgame is a thrilling and heartfelt celebration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and represents the end of the Infinity Saga, which began with Iron Man (2008).
(more…)JUSTICE LEAGUE VS THE FATAL FIVEJUSTICE LEAGUE VS THE FATAL FIVE
USUS
Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong’o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers. (Wikipedia)
(more…)A LAND IMAGINEDA LAND IMAGINED
A Land Imagined (Chinese: 幻土) is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production, the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of a construction worker. (Wikipedia)
(more…)AQUAMAN: MONEY FOR NOTHINGAQUAMAN: MONEY FOR NOTHING
Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name. Produced by DC Entertainment and Peter Safran Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sixth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by James Wan, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. It stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, who sets out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and stop his half-brother, King Orm, from uniting the seven underwater kingdoms to destroy the surface world. Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman appear in supporting roles. (Wikipedia)
(more…)APOSTLE (MOVIE REVIEW)APOSTLE (MOVIE REVIEW)
Welsh director Gareth Evans – best known for The Raid – is the person behind Apostle, a period religious horror film starring Dan Stevens (of Legion fame).
(more…)VENOM (MOVIE REVIEW)VENOM (MOVIE REVIEW)
Venom is a 2018 American superhero film drama based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures. If you like your superheroes light and you are not too concerned about well-developed plots and characterisations, then this is the movie for you!
(more…)2001 : A SPACE ODYSSEY (IMAX) – MOVIE REVIEW2001 : A SPACE ODYSSEY (IMAX) – MOVIE REVIEW
Review By Yong Shu Hoong of 2001 : A Space Odyssey (IMAX)
Watching Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years after its original release, I was surprised how well it has aged. True, some of the special effects may feel somewhat underwhelming by today’s standards, but none of it comes across slipshod, and there’s no denying how far ahead of its time this classic was in 1968.
(more…)MANDY (MOVIE REVIEW)MANDY (MOVIE REVIEW)
Let’s sum up this 80s-channeling revenge shlock-horror flick – Mandy is a gory, bloody, surreal, LSD-fuelled heavy metal arthouse nightmare. And I mean that in the best way possible.
(more…)MONSTRUM (MOVIE REVIEW)MONSTRUM (MOVIE REVIEW)
Korean monster movie Monstrum is a competent genre flick with an interesting plot somewhat spoiled by its own premise.
(more…)SOLO : A STAR WARS STORY (MOVIE REVIEW)SOLO : A STAR WARS STORY (MOVIE REVIEW)
As faithful readers would know, I effectively boycotted this seemingly pointless movie when it was released in cinemas, due to The Last Jedi‘s desecration of the Star Wars legacy. But to be fair, I decided to see for myself – so to speak – as the movie has just been released digitally. So be prepared for honest critique of Solo : A Star Wars Story.
(more…)THE PREDATOR (MOVIE REVIEW)THE PREDATOR (MOVIE REVIEW)
The Predator is ostensibly a sequel to the first two Predator movies – referred to in passing in the movie – though for all intents and purposes, it is a soft reboot of the scifi-horror franchise.
(more…)HEREDITARY: MODERN HORROR, CLASSIC STYLEHEREDITARY: MODERN HORROR, CLASSIC STYLE
Hereditary is a 2018 American horror drama film written and directed by Ari Aster, in his feature film directorial debut. Aster’s debut feature has been hailed as one of best new horror films in recent times. Does it justify all the praise that it has received?
(more…)PoP20 | SUPERHERO FILM : THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)PoP20 | SUPERHERO FILM : THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
Christopher Nolan’s game-changing Dark Knight is a decade old! Here’s my contemporaneous review.
It makes a whole lot of sense that the second film in Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise is called The Dark Knight. After all, Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns revived the moribund comic book industry (together with Watchmen) and challenged fans to take the super hero a bit more seriously than before.
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (REVIEW)ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (REVIEW)
Ant-Man and the Wasp delivers light-hearted comedic superhero action to MCU fans, after the dark and heavy Infinity War.
(more…)A QUIET PLACE (STORY ANALYSIS)A QUIET PLACE (STORY ANALYSIS)
A Quiet Place is a 2018 American horror film directed by John Krasinski and written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and Krasinski from a story conceived by Woods and Beck.
(more…)INCREDIBLES 2 IS WELL WORTH THE WAIT!INCREDIBLES 2 IS WELL WORTH THE WAIT!
Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to The Incredibles (2004) and the second full-length installment of the franchise. (Wikipedia)
(more…)WHY INFINITY WAR IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION THUS FARWHY INFINITY WAR IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION THUS FAR
Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). (Wikipedia)
(more…)MUTE: WORTH THE PATIENT VIEWINGMUTE: WORTH THE PATIENT VIEWING
Mute (also known as Moon II in some countries) is a 2018 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones, who co-wrote the script with Michael Robert Johnson. A follow-up to his 2009 film Moon, it stars Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Robert Sheehan, Noel Clarke, Florence Kasumba, and Dominic Monaghan, revolving around a mute bartender (Skarsgård) searching for the love of his life (Seyneb Saleh) who has mysteriously disappeared.
(more…)REEL TO REAL | DRAMA : WONDER WHEEL [REVIEW]REEL TO REAL | DRAMA : WONDER WHEEL [REVIEW]
By Yong Shu Hoong
While Wonder Wheel bears a lot of writer-director Woody Allen’s finger-smudges – from the plain and simple opening credits, and the use of old songs on the soundtrack, to the featuring of big-name Hollywood actors – it’s unfortunately one of his middling works to be parked under those Woody Allen films that are more cursory than noteworthy.
IRON MAN (2008) [REVIEW]IRON MAN (2008) [REVIEW]
Iron Man marks Marvel’s first self-developed and self-financed film (in a ten-film deal with Paramount) and the way that this Jon Favreau-directed, Robert Downey-starred blockbuster translates the comic book so successfully onto the big screen augers well for the other Marvel films to come.
(more…)STAR WARS EPISODE VIII : THE LAST JEDI [REVIEW]STAR WARS EPISODE VIII : THE LAST JEDI [REVIEW]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.
(more…)GEEK OUT! VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETSGEEK OUT! VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
Here we are again, about to defend a geek movie that most movie critics have harshly criticised. In a crowded space for summer blockbusters, it was difficult for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets to get attention from movie goers but it is definitely worth the effort!