I spent long and hard, thinking about how to start this particular review. It’s not that the film ‘Pesantren’, or ‘3 Doa, 3 Cinta’ is hard to… Read more “Love, Actually – 3 Doa, 3 Cinta”

I walked into the cinema with my ears ringing. On one side, I was well aware that this film is, thus far, one of the highest grossing… Read more “Hungry For More? – Thirst”

“Delicious,” I thought to myself as I watched the mother cut up the carrots. She was doing so with a fair amount of anger, and sadness both… Read more “Why So Serious? – XXY”

Shooting from a multiple camera perspective, or MCP, can be quite a power trip. I recently experienced it on a short film shoot. Armed with two Sony… Read more “Lesson in Session – The Class”

What a departure it is from Darren Arofnosky’s previous films. The slick and insane editing of ‘Requiem for a Dream’, the vision of ‘The Fountain’…if anything, the… Read more “Smackdown! – The Wrestler”

He walked over to them…sauntered, more like it. His smile, ever so slight, is engaging, cheery, and yet hides an intent that is not so pure, though… Read more “Nice and Neat – Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

“I’m gonna rip your head off. See if it works” The first movie that kick-starts the summer is arguably the most important movie of the year. It’s… Read more “Snikt! – X-Men Origins: Wolverine”