I knew I shouldn’t trust The Straits Times’s review, especially one written by Ong Sor Fern. She is still writing reviews for our local paper, after all these years. Amazing (in a not so good way). I haven’t read her review prior to watching the movie. Cynthia did and has decided to give “Coco Before [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Drama'
Coco Before Chanel – Those Deep Black Eyes That Say More Than Words
August 29th, 2009 3 Comments
Tags: Audrey Tautou
Thai Arthouse Film “Ploy” Is Not Quite My Cup Of Tea
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
I have a high level of tolerance when it comes to art-house type of movies but “Ploy” seems to be out of my league. I don’t mind those long minutes of waiting for something to happen like that one foreign film with a boy and an old man watching the sunset, in real time. So [...]
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Beyond the Topic of Doubt Lies the Question of Compassion and Love
February 7th, 2009 4 Comments
How certain that you are right before you can justify the action of going all out to bring someone or something down? Do the means justify the ends? And in this pursuit of justice and goodness, where does compassion lie? These are the questions that have gone through my mind since I have watched the movie [...]
Tags: Amy Adams · Meryl Streep · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Viola Davis
Bride War – Chick Flick Double Dose
January 30th, 2009 4 Comments
How much weight has Kate Hudson put on?! I wonder if it is part of the acting in character process that some actors or actresses have to go through. However, even if she looks like a smurf, her smile still melts hearts. Cynthia disagrees. She prefers Anne Hathaway. I too am a big fan of [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway · Kate Hudson
Rachel Getting Married – Intense Family Drama
January 11th, 2009 4 Comments
Cynthia raised a good point. Had the character Kym not played by Anne Hathaway, would we feel annoyed by how self-centered the character is? It is hard not to love Anne, even in her state of depression with cigarettes after cigarettes in her hand and bruises on her face. A Global Globe award nominee for [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway
The Duchess – Every Decision Has Its Consequence
January 5th, 2009 8 Comments
When I saw the DVD of “The Duchess” selling in HMV Hong Kong, I was wondering how I could possibly miss a movie by Keira Knightley on a big screen in Singapore. We thought we did. So, Cynthia and I watched it on our way back from Hong Kong, inside the cabin of our favorite airline, [...]
Tags: Keira Knightley · Ralph Fiennes
Tokyo! Which of the 3 Segments You Like the Most (or Dislike the Least)?
October 25th, 2008 9 Comments
I planned this outing with my Movie Review Squad even before I left for my trip 2 weeks ago. This time I picked the title. I have a soft spot for the picture house genre, especially one with a promise of a story interlaced with multiple plots. And coincidentally, we watched yet another Japanese film. [...]
Tags: Bong Joon-ho · Leos Carax · Michel Gondry
Starstruck by Burn After Reading – How Much You Can Tolerate Idiocy?
October 11th, 2008 8 Comments
If there is a center theme to “Burn After Reading”, to me, that would be idiocy. There is no hero, only idiots. And that is exactly what the award winning director-writer duo Joel and Ethan Coen wanted it to be, I reckon. Knowing that I will be heading for an overseas business trip in Malaysia, [...]
Tags: George Clooney · John Malkovich · Tilda Swinton
Murder Of The Inugami Clan – A Detective Story That Triggers Childhood Memories
September 6th, 2008 6 Comments
Woke up at 7am on a Friday morning, I switched on my phone an hour later and a text message arrived at my inbox: Murder Of The Inugami Clan? Not a big fan of the genre of crime but I am happy to do a bit of give and take. Who knows, one day the [...]
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