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London Film Festival 2016: Letters From Baghdad dir. Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum

In a decidedly non-traditional documentary, we’re introduced to 20th century heroine Gertrude Bell, sometimes known as the female Lawrence of Arabia. Born in 1868, Bell was a woman of many talents, dabbling in archaeology, travels to the Middle East, cartologist and explorer, who was integral to policy-making and could be said to be key to the creation of the modern Middle East. This isn’t the … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Letters From Baghdad dir. Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum

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Review: Wicked Returns To Singapore To Standing Ovation [6/10/16]

Wicked has enchanted Singaporeans once when it premiered in 2011, now experience the magic of Oz onstage once again as it sweeps back into Mastercard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands. This time around, the award-winning production features the West End cast, bringing in talents such as Jacqueline Hughes and Carly Anderson as Wicked leads Elphaba and Glinda respectively. Both of them are highly acclaimed stars … Continue reading Review: Wicked Returns To Singapore To Standing Ovation [6/10/16]

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London Film Festival 2016: King Cobra dir. Justin Kelly (+Interview)

King Cobra was a strangely enjoyable film. I went in not knowing exactly what to expect, except bloody murder and gay pornography, which if you ask me, is as sensational as a film can possibly get. There’s a hint of Harmony Korrine’s Spring Breakers here, in that it features a Disney star violently shredding his Disney roots, and James Franco is involved. But that’s about all the similarities … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: King Cobra dir. Justin Kelly (+Interview)

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London Film Festival 2016: Moonlight dir. Barry Jenkins

Moonlight has to be one of the biggest highlights of this year’s London Film Festival. The film follows the life of the shy, young Chiron as he grows into a man still figuring out his identity in 1980s Miami. The film is split into three parts, titled after the various names and nicknames people give to Chiron over the course of his life, following him as … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Moonlight dir. Barry Jenkins

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Review: No Man’s Land (17/9/16)

First things first, absurdist plays are often lost on me. They’re often headscratchers, and leave you absolutely puzzled after the show. So what’s the big draw of No Man’s Land then? To catch acting legends Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen onstage, at the same time of course. No Man’s Land was written by absurdist playwright Harold Pinter in the 70s, and is set in a North … Continue reading Review: No Man’s Land (17/9/16)

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London Film Festival 2016: Rara dir. Pepa San Martín

Child actors can be either one of two things: exasperating, or unbelievably good. The ones in Pepa San Martín’s Rara thankfully, happen to tend towards the latter, and make Rara an extremely likable film.Rara is oddly reminiscent of American film The Kids Are All Right, but only insofar as that they both feature a lesbian couple bringing up two kids at the forefront. Rara takes the perspective of adolescent Sara (Julia Lübbert), opening the film … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Rara dir. Pepa San Martín

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London Film Festival 2016: Wild dir. Nicolette Krebitz

Girl sees wolf. Girl falls in love with wolf. Girl proceeds to tranquilize and capture wolf, domesticate it, sexualize it, then quits her listless day job and goes completely wild. That’s the premise of this strange German film, directed by actress Nicolette Krebitz. Despite Wild being her first foray into direction, she proves that she’s no stranger to the film scene, showing a keen eyes for … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Wild dir. Nicolette Krebitz

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London Film Festival 2016: Ten Years

What happens when you ask a group of filmmakers to imagine what life would be like in the future, ten years later? If they’re from Hong Kong, you’d probably end up with Ten Years, a collection of five dystopic short films set in 2025. We’ll be doing a short writeup on each short film below. Check it out:   Extras dir. Zune Kwok We begin our journey … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Ten Years

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Review: Micromanage. Overwork. Exasperate. by Dark Matter Theatrics [1/10/16]

Teachers beware: This show will probably trigger all kinds of PTSD relating to your worklife. Directed by Christopher Fok and written by Marcia Vanderstraaten, Micromanage. Overwork. Exasperate. (conveniently shortened to MOE) takes the form of a teaching seminar facilitated by Lian Sutton, where you the audience will be subject to learning about the ups and downs of being a member of the Ministry of Education. Vignesh Singh, … Continue reading Review: Micromanage. Overwork. Exasperate. by Dark Matter Theatrics [1/10/16]

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London Film Festival 2016: Indivisible dir. Edoardo De Angelis

Siblings can be the light or bane of your life. But imagine being attached to yours, literally. Italian film Indivisible features a pair of twins conjoined at the hip – the spunky Daisy and more reserved Viola. The twins live in a small beach town and spend their days as singers, revered as symbols of hope and religious significance by the folks. They’re joined by their dysfunctional family, … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Indivisible dir. Edoardo De Angelis

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