Hassan Muthalib looks at the bigger picture in discussing U-Wei Haji Saari’s ‘Hanyut’.
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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.
A Spicier Life – Ruminations On Mainstream Malaysian Chinese Films
An excerpt from an article written in the middle of 2012, this is Fikri Jermadi‘s take on the reception of Malaysian Chinese films at that time. The… Read more “A Spicier Life – Ruminations On Mainstream Malaysian Chinese Films”
CUAK On That! – Cuak
The press kit for ‘Cuak’ landed in our inbox a while ago, an email from one of the film’s producers, Michael Chen. We replied, telling him to… Read more “CUAK On That! – Cuak”
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