Cargo review: a poignant Australian zombie movie
Often when it seems like there’s nowhere for zombie movies to go, a little out-of-left-field film comes along to prove you wrong, squeezing a smidgen more life out of the…
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Psychokinesis review: not as fresh or invigorating as Train to Busan
It’s an earnest David vs Goliath story with no fancy outfits, geeky gadgets or elaborate team-ups.
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Last Flag Flying review: more likeable a road movie than it is an anti-war statement
Last Flag Flying is at once burdened and enriched by the past, writes Aaron Yap.
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Earth: One Amazing Day review – low on science, big on wow
There’s a nagging seen-it-all-before sensation that hangs over this 90-minute repackaging.
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Mary Magdalene review: a sleepy, polished, overly reverent religious opus
Calculated to appease both secular and non-secular audiences. The Passion of the Christ this isn’t.
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Winchester review: milder than a trip to Spookers
Should’ve made for a unique, even potent, supernatural period piece. Unfortunately, it doesn’t writes Aaron Yap.
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ Review: a Gorgeous, Irresistible Heartache of a Movie
I’m still uncertain if I buy 31-year- old Armie Hammer as a 24-year- old, but man, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name sure does sell its…
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Review: ‘Borg vs. McEnroe’ is Not Unlike the Tennis Equivalent of ‘Rush’
Borg vs. McEnroe remains watchable on the strength of its leads, who’re effective beyond the uncanny physical likeness to their real-life…
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Review: ‘Justice League’ is a Colossal, Garish Shambles
This expedited team-up is a colossal, garish shambles that offers minor relief by being a smidgen less painful than Batman v Superman: Dawn…
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Review: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ is the Most Chilling Horror of the Year
Given the foul state of affairs around the world at the moment, I found its grinding pessimism oddly cathartic.
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Review: ‘Final Portrait’ Succumbs to Half-Baked Slightness
“A couple of hours”, Swiss-Italian artist Alberto Giacometti says, estimating the time-frame it might take to complete a portrait of his…
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Review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ is Poetic, Inspiring, Haunting, & Absolutely Necessary
I Am Not Your Negro is poetic, inspiring, haunting, and absolutely necessary. Constructed from the unfinished text of James Baldwin’s…
