Fikri and Ezzah get together to sembang some news of Malaysian cinema in the past weeks and months. At the forefront is a discussion about Emir Ezwan’s ‘Roh’ being selected as the nation’s submission for the Academy Awards in 2021. This is followed by a chat about ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’ being on Netflix, powered largely by Ezzah’s enthusiasm. Finally, they spend more time on Namewee’s film ‘Babi’ and ‘The Story of Southern Islet’ by Chong Keat Aun; though both have gained acclaim elsewhere, at home they have not been received all that well…
- We used sources from Amir Muhammad’s Facebook, NME, Soya Cincau, Tiara Jacquelina’s Instagram and Free Malaysia Today about ‘The Story of Southern Islet’ and ‘Babi’
- We reviewed and talked about ‘Roh’
- Ezzah and Fikri also waxed lyrical about ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’ in the 49th episode of the podcast
- In discussing ‘Babi’, we were reminded of ‘Gadoh’ by Brenda Danker and Namron, which we also reviewed nine(!) years ago
- Intermission: ‘Roh’ (trailer) and Dialog Kegemaran Peminat | Puteri Gunung Ledang
- Theme Song: Airplane Mode by Josh Woodward
- Download the episode here, or catch us on PodBean, Acast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Stitcher and TuneIn
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