★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Nether by HuM Theatre

Blurring the lines of reality, morality, and the limits of humane pleasure. Over the years, the internet has evolved into a sprawling virtual world of limitless possibility, offering both unprecedented connection and discovery alongside a seedy underbelly capable of accommodating humanity’s darkest impulses. Jennifer Haley’s The Nether imagines the natural endpoint of that evolution, asking what happens when virtual reality becomes so sophisticated that it … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Nether by HuM Theatre

Preview: The Nether by HuM Theatre

What happens when virtual reality blurs the line between fantasy and crime? This July, audiences are invited to step into a world where technology challenges our deepest moral instincts. The Nether, Jennifer Haley’s internationally acclaimed sci-fi thriller, makes its Singapore debut at the Esplanade Theatre Studio from 8 to 12 July 2026, offering an immersive theatrical experience that is as gripping as it is thought-provoking. … Continue reading Preview: The Nether by HuM Theatre

Huayi Festival 2019: Love Letters by The Nonsensemakers/Nelson Chia & Mia Chee (Review)

Two melodramatic lives, their destinies intertwined by a flurry of love letters. It’s one thing to be married, or married to your job, but quite another to be married to someone who runs a company with you. Such is the case for both The Nonsensemakers (Hong Kong) and Nine Years Theatre (Singapore), run by partners Rensen Chan and Jo Ngai, and Nelson Chia and Mia … Continue reading Huayi Festival 2019: Love Letters by The Nonsensemakers/Nelson Chia & Mia Chee (Review)

Huayi Festival 2019: The Way of Zhuang Zi (庄子兵法) by Story Works (Review)

Nerve wracking thriller of a play that keeps you guessing every step of the way. Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness. I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. Of the many Chinese philosophers we grew up learning from our scholar of a Chinese teacher … Continue reading Huayi Festival 2019: The Way of Zhuang Zi (庄子兵法) by Story Works (Review)

SGIFF 2017: Spooks and Thrills at Midnight Mayhem

Now in its 28th edition, the Singapore International Film Festival returns to bring the best international and regional cinema to our shores for 11 days. Today, we’re highlighting an all new section introduced this year specially for the night owls – Midnight Mayhem, a selection of four thrilling horror films to be played at – you guessed it – midnight on each Friday and Saturday of the … Continue reading SGIFF 2017: Spooks and Thrills at Midnight Mayhem

Review: Broken Vows dir. Bram Coppens

How wrong can a wedding go? Plenty, particularly when you’ve got an insane stalker hot on your heels, hell bent on ruining it. Broken Vows boasts an impressive cast, including Jaime Alexander, Wes Bentley and Cam Gigandet. We’ve seen these actors at their best in various other films, and one would expect them to flourish with the roles they’ve been saddled with in this film – … Continue reading Review: Broken Vows dir. Bram Coppens

Review: The Vault dir. Dan Bush

In a world where originality in horror films has long since died, The Vault is perhaps one of the most fun films of late to mash it up with the heist film to create a truly unique love child that’s both weird and provides enough scares to make this one strange B-movie to catch in cinemas. Two sisters and their brother rob a bank to … Continue reading Review: The Vault dir. Dan Bush