The Sam Rockwell-starrer, ‘Moon’, cost five million dollars to make. Five. Million. Dollars. I know it sounds like a lot, and in truth, five million is certainly… Read more “Big Small Step – Moon”

There’s not a lot of things that really shocks me anymore. When I say that, I am referring primarily to films, but to a certain extent, it… Read more “New App – Google Baby”

Hot on the heels of ‘At the End of Daybreak’ comes ‘Karaoke’. Like ‘Daybreak’, it was well-recognised on the international film festival circuit, being the first Malaysian… Read more “Out of Tune? – Karaoke”

“Oh, man, I feel so stupid.” We stepped outside into the light, emerging from the darkness of the cave that had been the screening theater for Ho… Read more “New Beginning – At the End of Daybreak”

Omnibus films appears to be one of the latest in things in world cinema. By omnibus, I mean a collection of films, however short or long, patched… Read more “Weapon of Choice – KILL”

For the ‘Midnight Screening’ session, the director himself, Glenn McQuaid, made a somewhat surprising appearance. Director’s appearances are not uncommon at festivals, but this being the nocturnal… Read more “For Sale – I Sell The Dead”

It is an interesting title, I thought. ‘Some Day In The Future’, to me, suggests a wistful sort of existence, one that hints at the hope for… Read more “Timely – Some Day In The Future”

One of these days, I may well have a mind to go down the Japanese embassy and charge its filmmakers for pedophilia; following ‘Yoshino’s Barber Shop’ after… Read more “Oink! – School Days With A Pig”