The co-editors-in-chief, Lydia De Matos and Alexia Mihaila, discuss the Oscar nominations ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony, thinking of their favourites to win and …
‘The Worst Person in the World’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Joachim Trier’s beautifully told story of love, confusion, and understanding. What a title. The Worst Person in the World. Immediately, it confronts …
‘Your Name Engraved Herein (刻在你心底的名字)(2020)’ – Review
“If what you give me is the same as what you give others, then I don’t want it.” Your Name Engraved Herein, Birdy To be …
‘Ride or Die (彼女)’ (2021) – Review
Elena Goh reviews this complex and problematic Netflix produced Japanese psychological thriller about a toxic and intense lesbian couple. “You smile when you lie,” Rei …
‘Licorice Pizza’ gave me a funny tummy
With a name like Licorice Pizza, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest feature has divided people’s tastes. However, when I returned home from the …
Metatextuality and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
A reflection. An image all too familiar from countless bouts of repetition, inscribed into the mind. The shadows, the sheen, the sounds-they’re all the same. …
‘Drive My Car’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s thoughtfully moving adaptation of Murakami. “The script is a vehicle”— Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Expanding from Haruki Murakami’s short story of …
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) Review: Dissecting the Comet
Sungleen Moon reviews Netflix’s star-studded drama film on environmental awareness. We hurtle into the opening of Don’t Look Up (2021) where edgy-Millenial PhD candidate Jennifer …
The Best Films We Watched This Year
Yearly roundup lists highlight the best films to come out that year, they can be a tool to lift smaller films out of obscurity, or …
Our Favourite Films from 2021
It feels a little strange to talk about new releases in 2021, doesn’t it? So many films that were originally destined for release in 2020 …