Big budget Korean sci-fi thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat with some of the best action sequences in cinema throughout its lengthy runtime and odd story. Duration: 156 minutes Does a film actually need a good storyline to succeed? HOPE certainly makes you question it. Na Hong-jin, best known for directing 2016 horror film The Wailing, returns with a nearly 3-hour Korean … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: HOPE dir. Na Hong-jin
Some films travel the world before finally coming home. For Singapore-led animated feature The Violinist (沧海琴声), that homecoming has already been a remarkable one. Following its Singapore Gala Premiere at Capitol Theatre on 3 September, the award-winning film will open in cinemas nationwide on 17 September 2026, giving audiences the choice of experiencing the story in both English and Mandarin. Supported by the Infocomm Media … Continue reading Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 to be released in both English and Mandarin this September
After winning two major prizes at Annecy and earning a place in the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, Singapore’s The Violinist is finally coming home. The animated feature will celebrate its Singapore Gala Premiere at The Capitol Theatre on 3 September, before opening in Golden Village cinemas nationwide on 17 September 2026. For a film that has already travelled from Singapore to some of the … Continue reading Film: Award-winning Singapore animated film ‘The Violinist’ comes to home to the local cinemas this September
After travelling from Singapore to international film festivals in Berlin, Hong Kong, Italy, Australia, Shanghai and New Zealand, We Are All Strangers finally came home last week, and appropriately, celebrated the homecoming at a coffeeshop, one of the most iconic settings in both the film and Singapore itself. Just a day after Anthony Chen’s latest film opened in Singapore cinemas, Tiger Beer brought Chen and … Continue reading Tiger Beer celebrates Anthony Chen’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ Singapore homecoming with the cast at S11 kopitiam
Poignant conclusion to Chen’s Growing Up Trilogy that tugs at the heartstrings and makes you fully understand the many faces of Singapore across class, landscape, and lives. Duration: 157 minutes There are few filmmakers who have captured Singapore quite like Anthony Chen. Across Ilo Ilo, Wet Season and now We Are All Strangers, his vision of the country has remained remarkably clear: not simply the … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: We Are All Strangers 我们不是陌生人 dir. Anthony Chen
What began as a special celebration of Teochew heritage has quickly become one of Singapore’s most talked-about cinema events this year. Following overwhelming demand for the original Teochew-language screenings of Dear You, the Teochew Cultural Movie Showcase is expanding with 70 additional commercial screenings, giving even more audiences the opportunity to experience the acclaimed film in the dialect in which it was originally made. Running … Continue reading Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》receives 70 more sessions in Teochew due to overwhelming demand
For 93-year-old Mdm Tan Gek Yong, watching Dear You will be more than a trip to the cinema; it will be a journey back through decades of family history. Born in Puning, China, Mdm Tan moved to Singapore with her parents as a young child before building a life here with her late husband, who was also Teochew. It has been four decades since she … Continue reading Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》 brings generations of Teochews together through cinema, as Ngee Ann Kongsi sponsors 900 tickets to the hit film
Singapore has just scored one of its biggest victories in animation, and it all began with a story about friendship, music and memory. At this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, often described as the “Cannes of Animation,” The Violinist made history by becoming the first Singapore-led animated feature to win the festival’s highest honour, the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film. The film also … Continue reading Film: ‘The Violinist’ Wins Cristal Award and Best Original Soundtrack at Annecy, Marking Historic First for Singapore Animation
For many Singaporeans, dialect is more than just a language—it is the sound of family gatherings, childhood memories and conversations with grandparents. This July, moviegoers will have a rare opportunity to experience those emotions on the big screen as Dear You returns in its original Teochew language for a special month-long showcase across Singapore. Following approval from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Clover Films … Continue reading Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》Returns in Original Teochew for Special Singapore Showcase throughout July
Koreeda’s retreads familiar ground with themes of found family and the process of grief in this futuristic fairy tale with mixed results. Sheep in the Box sees award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda return to his specialty of family, grief, and the fragile systems we build to survive both, but refracts them through a near-future setting that is conceptually rich, emotionally uneven, and structurally overextended. It is … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: Sheep in the Box 箱の中の羊 dir. Hirokazu Koreeda
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