Category: Review

festival, Film, News, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Film Review: Vintage Violence dir. Eugene Kotlyarenko

A gloriously unhinged love letter to cinema, Japanese culture, connection and the internet and a guaranteed cult classic, best enjoyed as a midnight special with company. Duration: 105 minutes There are films that ask you to suspend your disbelief, and then there is Vintage Violence, which asks you to throw it out the window, hand it a livestreaming phone and chase it through Tokyo. Eugene … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: Vintage Violence dir. Eugene Kotlyarenko

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★★★★☆ Film Review: We Are Aliens (我々は宇宙人) dir. Kohei Kadowaki

Some friendships last a lifetime, while others leave scars that last just as long in this tender, affecting debut feature. Duration: 117 minutes Kohei Kadowaki’s feature debut is a remarkably assured and deeply affecting work of animation, one that announces an exciting new voice in the medium. It is also the kind of film best experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible. What begins … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: We Are Aliens (我々は宇宙人) dir. Kohei Kadowaki

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★★★★★ Film Review: Josephine dir. Beth de Araújo

A masterfully crafted reminder that the most terrifying thing about being a parent is knowing that love cannot protect a child from everything. Duration: 121 minutes Some of the most frightening monsters are the ones that exist in the real world, and some of the most devastating horrors are the ones that cannot be undone. Beth de Araújo’s Josephine is a masterful film that understands … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: Josephine dir. Beth de Araújo

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★★★☆☆ Film Review: Sleep No More (Monster Pabrik Rambut) dir. Edwin

Edwin’s attempt at horror is wonderfully camp and atmospheric, but collapses under a muddled mix of labour satire, uneven narrative and weak worldbuilding. Duration: 96 minutes With Sleep No More, Indonesian director Edwin makes his first foray into horror, following his earlier SGIFF 2021 opening film Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash with another story rooted in social realities. Here, he uses a wig … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Film Review: Sleep No More (Monster Pabrik Rambut) dir. Edwin

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★★★★☆ Film Review: Four Seasons in Java (Empat Musim Pertiwi) dir. Kamila Andini

Part revenge thriller, part folk horror, Kamila Andini’s newest, ambitious work sees Putri Marino embroiled in a personal battle against her village’s systemic, violent misogyny. Duration: 137 minutes The opening of Kamila Andini’s Four Seasons in Java is deceptively peaceful. Pertiwi (Putri Marino) lies in a field of grass, looking entirely at ease with the world around her, until an elderly man interrupts her solitude … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: Four Seasons in Java (Empat Musim Pertiwi) dir. Kamila Andini

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art, Arts, musical, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: CATS The Musical (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia

An eccentric, otherworldly musical that embraces its own peculiarities, this latest production of CATS is a mesmerising showcase of theatrical imagination, feline physicality and musical grandeur. Duration: 150 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission There is perhaps no other musical quite like Cats. Even by the standards of Andrew Lloyd Webber, it is an unusual beast, with a premise that is difficult to explain, a … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: CATS The Musical (2026) by Base Entertainment Asia

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art, Arts, Opera, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Opera Review: Verdi’s La Traviata by The Opera People

The Opera People’s Singapore-set production of Verdi’s beloved opera is a colourful, engaging theatrical experience that preserves the emotional force of the original while giving it distinct local flavour. Duration: 150 minutes, with two 15 minute intermissions, Performance attended 29 October 2026 Opera always provides good melodrama. Give it romance, social disapproval, a family feud, a public humiliation and an impending tragedy, and you have … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Opera Review: Verdi’s La Traviata by The Opera People

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★★★★☆ Film Review: Rose dir. Markus Schleinzer

Markus Schleinzer’s stark, folktale-like drama is anchored by a remarkable Sandra Hüller, examining the absurdity of gender norms and the courage it takes to claim a life of one’s own. Duration: 93 minutes The first thing that strikes viewers about Rose is its striking black-and-white cinematography. The monochrome palette draws attention to the textures of faces, clothing and the pastoral landscape, giving the film the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: Rose dir. Markus Schleinzer

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★★★★★ Film Review: Look Back dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Live action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit one-shot celebrates the labour of love and sacrifice that goes into art-making against the backdrop of heartbreaking tragedy. Duration: 100 minutes Having already received a fantastic anime adaptation back in 2024, the prospect of yet another version of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit one-shot manga Look Back might initially seem unnecessary. What more could a live-action adaptation offer a story … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: Look Back dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

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★★★★★ Film Review: The Assassin(s) dir. Hur Jin-ho

Hur Jin-ho speaks truth to power in this action-packed, tension-filled political conspiracy thriller about the 1974 Liberation Day assassination attempt. Duration: 131 minutes In the grand tradition of making journalism look like the most badass career in the world, Hur Jin-ho’s The Assassin(s) is a magnificent piece of political thriller filmmaking, a gripping procedural about the pursuit of truth, and a reminder of the magic … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: The Assassin(s) dir. Hur Jin-ho

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