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I’ve always been a movie goer and thus when a good film comes by, I can vouch for its 5-star rating.
The movie I’m going to review is Brave Story, yes I know it sounds cheesy and all. But please, don’t be fooled by its simple title.
Brave Story is about a protagonist named Wataru with everything that an 11-year old needs in life, until it all comes crashing down. Left alone in the world with a father who abandoned his family, followed by a mother who is lying in bed …

Simplicity is beauty. Hayao Miyazaki must have had that in mind when he produced the animation My Neighbor Totoro. Unlike most of Studio Ghibli’s earlier films, it is less action packed. However, My Neighbor Totoro makes up for that by telling a story that is simple, comfortably paced and relates to the audience on a personal level.
The film evokes both the wonders and terrors one experiences as a child. When a child becomes an adult, things would never be the same. My Neighbor Totoro invokes nostalgia in its audience about …

“Cult” is just one of the many words you can use to describe Richard Kelly’s debut feature which had to rely on DVD sales to make back the money they lost from the theatrical release. Part of the film’s appeal is it’s tonal recreation of 80’s America, and an armoured plot, so my guess is next to nobody knows about this movie in Singapore.

I’ve never had any interest in Star Trek, so you can treat this article as if it’s your grandparents reviewing the internet. HEY LOOK I’M THE 100,000th VISITOR I’M SO LUCKY ON THE WEB! Hit the jump for an unfunny review of a funny movie.

Quentin Tarantino graces us with another one of his masterpieces, as he rewrites history in this fictional World War II movie – Inglourious Basterds. The movie encompasses all the elements that would make Quentin Tarantino fans out there proud. Excessive blood and violence. Check. Long witty dialogues. Check. Solid acting. Check. Sadly, Inglourious Basterds lost out in the race for Oscar glory to Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, which I thought the latter didn’t deserve the honours, but I’ll save that argument for a later review.
Set during World War …

Crash is a 2005 American/German drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis.
Crash is about how the characters of different races and social status in the city of Los Angeles are linked together in a series of events that take place in the movie. The film showcases each character’s point of view, their background and how the other characters in the movie affect their role in society.

Randi Tan examines the dramatic conventions of the movie Crash.