With the cacophony surrounding the major categories at the 28th Malaysian Film Festival, Fikri Jermadi sifts past the noise to highlight some real gems of Malaysian shorts cinema.
Category: Features
High Wire Act – The Five Tenses of Batman v Superman
With the release of a new edition of the film, Fikri Jermadi takes a step back and reconsiders the different merits of ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’.
Writers on Writing – The Malaysian Film Writing Scene
Fikri Jermadi asks four writers about the Malaysian film writing scene.
In The Rough – KL 48 Hour Film Project 2015 Part 2
Continuing the adventure, Fikri Jermadi concludes his write ups on selected films of KL 48 Hour Film Project 2015.
Hidden Gems – KL 48 Hour Film Project 2015 Part 1
Having trawled through all the films made for the KL 48 Hour Film Project last year, Fikri Jermadi decided that it would be amiss not to at the very least offer a brief appraisal of selected films.
The Tortoise and the Hare – The Netflix Effect (part 2)
Continuing the conversation stream, Fikri Jermadi weighs in with his two cents on Netflix’s impact in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Screens on a Platter – The Netflix Effect (part 1)
With Netflix now available in Malaysia, Ezzah Mahmud considers how it has affected her life in the United Kingdom, and what it could do for Malaysians.
A Cinema of Embittered Men and Flawed Women – Chuchu Datok Merah
Hassan Muthalib casts a more critical eye on an understated classic by M. Amin, and considers the undercurrents of film noir in classical Malay films.
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