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Arts, Film, LFF 2016, London, London Film Festival 2016, Review, Singapore

Review: Your Name dir. Makoto Shinkai

Hot off the 2016 London Film Festival, Your Name is the latest from director Makoto Shinkai, whose previous works include 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) and Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011). I’ve personally always loved Shinkai’s work ever since catching Voices of A Distant Star ages ago, and it’s incredible how Your Name has become one of the highest grossing anime films in Japan, second only to films by animation giant Studio Ghibli. Your Name brings … Continue reading Review: Your Name dir. Makoto Shinkai

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Local Event, London, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Linying @ Camden Assembly [1/11/16]

“my love is a friday pouring and a black wave cresting and crashing down the living room shore” Linying has been blowing up recently. From her surprise hit Sticky Leaves to topping the Singapore iTunes charts with her debut 5-track EP, this girl is really making a name for herself. With her debut non-Singapore gig in London tonight, Linying seems set to take over the world one … Continue reading Review: Linying @ Camden Assembly [1/11/16]

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Arts, Edward E, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Labyrinth by Hampstead Theatre [7/10/16]

Labyrinth burns with an intensity that seems to have become standard fare for new writing at Hampstead Theatre. As with her first two plays, Beth Steel works on the fringes of the political realm with characters you’d expect to be involved in these crises. Like her award-winning Wonderland, Steel incorporates unflinching historical detail into the surroundings her characters find themselves in. These choices seem to … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth by Hampstead Theatre [7/10/16]

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer by Complicite Associates and National Theatre [19/10/16]

Of all the topics musicals haven’t yet covered, the deep, dark and controversial issue of cancer is probably near the bottom of the list. But if you’re thinking A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer is going to be a Hallmark weepfest, think again. One doesn’t usually associate Complicite’s work with musicals. It’s no wonder then that A Pacifist’s Guide is surprising in that it actually follows the … Continue reading Review: A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer by Complicite Associates and National Theatre [19/10/16]

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Food, Foodstreet, London, Review

[#KERBis4] Celebrating 4 Years of KERB

London’s leading food market popup KERB turned 4 yesterday! We went down to the celebration at the West Handyside Canopy, just behind KERB King’s Cross’ usual location at Granary Square. The party was absolutely packed when we got there, with tons of people and a brass band blaring out covers of pop songs, along with fairgames for (drunk) people to participate in. Of course, KERB … Continue reading [#KERBis4] Celebrating 4 Years of KERB

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Arts, Film, LFF 2016, London, London Film Festival 2016, Review, Theatre

London Film Festival 2016: The Wedding Ring dir. Rahmatou Keïta

In this rare film from Niger, and a female directed film at that, Rahmatou Keïta has crafted a fresh, honest look at a different side of Africa. In The Wedding Ring, you won’t find the Western stereotypes of starving children and violence, rather, a quiet look at Nigerien culture through the eyes of a young girl. The Wedding Ring stars Magaajyia Silberfeld as Tiyaa, a young woman … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: The Wedding Ring dir. Rahmatou Keïta

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London Film Festival 2016: Magnus dir. Benjamin Ree (+Interview!)

Magnus Carlsen is a chess prodigy, specifically speaking, becoming a World Champion in 2013 at the age of 22. I’m no chess expert myself, but I’ve always associated chess with old fogeys in the park taking forever to make their next move, and not dapper young men with crowds cheering for them as they enter the arena. Benjamin Ree’s Magnus seeks to change the view of chess. … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Magnus dir. Benjamin Ree (+Interview!)

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London Film Festival 2016: Lion dir. Garth Davis

Lion, originally titled A Long Way Home, is one of the latest films from the Weinstein Company, and is based off a book by Saroo Brierley. Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman headline this ‘based on a true story’ film. Lion follows Saroo’s life, lost from his family in India at the age of five and adopted by an Australian family, and later on reuniting with his real family using Google Earth, … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Lion dir. Garth Davis

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London, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Family by The Second Breakfast Company [12/10/16]

The Second Breakfast Company, still fresh in the local theatre scene, aims to revive a large and undiscovered canon of local texts and reestablish their relevance for a contemporary audience. Well, they’ve done a commendable job of it. This performance took me on a journey through the highs and lows of seventy-odd years of family politics, with bold directing choices that left me on the … Continue reading Review: Family by The Second Breakfast Company [12/10/16]

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London Film Festival 2016: The Tower dir. Keith Maitland

1 August 1966 is a date that will stay with you long after viewing this documentary. Tower’s release marks the 50th anniversary following one of the worst mass shootings in American history. The deed was done by ex-Marine Charles Whitman, who took control over the school clocktower at the University of Texas, armed with ammunition and guns and shot 49 people, before being shot dead by the … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: The Tower dir. Keith Maitland

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