The Assessment Review: Alicia Vikander Steals the Show in Fleur Fortuné’s Promising Directorial Debut
Parenthood is one of life’s greatest joys, but in Fleur Fortuné’s The Assessment, one has to earn the legal right
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2024 Movie Review
Babah Review: Qi Razali and Sweet Qismina Bring Substantial Depth to This Moving Slice-of-Life Drama
At one point in Babah, Uncle Lim, a shop owner who sells watches, told Isyak (Qi Razali) that “everything happens
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Blossoms Under Somewhere 寄了一整個春天 Review: Riley Yip’s Erratic But Well-Acted Coming-of-Age Dramedy Features Collar’s Marf Yau’s Breakthrough Performance
There are Blossoms Under Somewhere for first-time director Riley Yip (Yuk-Ying), whose previous screenwriting credit was the late Liu Kai-Chi-starred
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I’m Still Here Review: Fernanda Torres’s Quietly Affecting Performance Dominates Walter Salles’s Oscar-Winning Political Drama
If there are significant things worth mentioning about I’m Still Here, it would be Walter Salles’s Brazilian film which successfully
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Stupid Games Review: A Deliberately Paced, Fairly Spooky Single-Location Indie Horror
What kind of Stupid Games can a filmmaker — two, to be exact, with co-directors Nicolas Wendl and Dani Abraham
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A Complete Unknown (2024) Review: Timothée Chalamet Delivers One of His Best Performances in the Bob Dylan Biopic
A Complete Unknown is a title that best describes the enigma of Bob Dylan and his transitional period as a
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The Last Showgirl (2024) Review: Pamela Anderson Showcases Her Best Acting Performance in a Sombre and Heartfelt Drama
The last thing on my mind when mentioned the name Pamela Anderson is her acting prowess. Besides, the once-revered sex
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Better Man (2024) Review: The Otherwise Familiar Music Biopic Gets a Lively and Even Poignant Cinematic Experience
Robbie Williams’ rise to fame from joining Take That to experiencing solo successes, his bad-boy image, and personal demons made
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