SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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Finding your voice and staying true to yourself are the familiar adolescent adages given a visually rich, if emotionally clumsy, airing in this unabashedly good-natured animation from the team behind… Read More
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Visually rich and episodic in nature, Miss Hokusai is a mature and elegantly told tale of a young woman struggling for artistic recognition in 19th century Japan. Read my review Read More
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A strong central performance from Najarra Townsend and a smartly plotted script helped Contracted stand out in an increasingly crowded indie horror marketplace, but the same cannot be said for… Read More
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In his best performance of the post-Governator era, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the protective father of a teenage girl dying from an incurable virus, in a film that eschews traditional… Read More
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Arriving in perfect time for Halloween, Christopher Landon’s knowingly ridiculous horror comedy should play well to late-night crowds looking for a grotesque giggle. Read my review Read More
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The final starring role for actor Robin Williams is an uncharacteristically reserved performance in what proves a disappointing swansong for the late comedian. Read my review Read More
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In the year when transgender culture made headlines around the world, Sean Baker’s micro-budget drama shines a spotlight on their unique experience in electrifying fashion. Read my review Read More
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A film – based on the historical event – billed as “the Chinese Titanic”, The Crossing tells the true story of the Taiping, a heavily overloaded Shanghai-Taiwan ferry that sank… Read More
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The directorial debut from Australian actor Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Exodus: Gods and Kings) twists an awkward encounter with an old high-school acquaintance into a cracking psychological thriller that offers some… Read More
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Adapted from the novel by Gone Girl scribe Gillian Flynn, and reuniting Mad Max: Fury Road co-stars Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult, Dark Places has suggestions of a moody true-crime… Read More
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A renegade cop takes on the spoilt heir of a family-run conglomerate in Ryoo Seung-wan’s tightly-paced and sharp-witted crime thriller Veteran. Read my review Read More
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Since his 18th birthday, Woo-jin has awoken each morning as a different person. His age, gender, even race can change. He has no way of controlling it and there is… Read More
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In an increasingly prevalent trend among Japanese blockbusters, Attack on Titan: End of the World arrives just weeks after its predecessor. Read my review Read More
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Winner of the German Film Award for best documentary feature, Arne Birkenstock’s account of master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi tells a story almost impossible to believe in this era of rigorous… Read More
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