Film & TV
Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher shake up The Crown in its riveting 4th season
Furnished with luxurious production values, elegant writing and impeccable performances – Peter Morgan’s royal family prestige drama has been the...
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The Haunting of Bly Manor is a chilling gothic romance, and a worthy follow-up to Hill House
Though not as lauded as Ari Aster or Jordan Peele or Robert Eggers, make no mistake, Mike Flanagan is one...
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Popwire Speaks With… Singaporean screenwriter and filmmaker Kirsten Tan
After first coming into prominence with award-winning short films like 10 Minutes Later, Fonzi, Sink, Cold Noodles and Dahdi in the late-2000s, Singaporean auteur Kirsten Tan truly broke out in 2017 with her remarkable debut feature Pop Aye. The unconventional...
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15 Great Films From Singapore
While Singapore may not have the biggest or most prolific film industry, make no mistake, quantity is not indicative of...
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9 ingenious narrative short films and TV episodes filmed in quarantine
Shadowed Swedish filmmaker David F. Sandberg’s (Lights Out, Shazam!) latest short horror film is a spooky, no-budget achievement. Shot in...
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Normal People is an achingly truthful and absorbingly intimate millennial love story for the ages
Based on Sally Rooney’s acclaimed 2018 novel, Normal People is a breathtaking adaptation of a transcendent Irish love story. Uncannily smart, emotionally sophisticated and seductively melancholy – this immaculate series presents a grand romance that is as immersive and intimate...
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Eliza Hittman’s teen abortion drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a quietly devastating gem
“Issue movies” are often fraught with editorializing or speechifying (check out any Aaron Sorkin work to see the worst offences)....
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Mae Martin’s perfect Feel Good is a deeply complex exploration of queer love, comedy and addiction
Many may not have heard of comedian Mae Martin prior to her Netflix debut here, but judging by the astonishing...
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15 exhilarating sports anime to binge, while you wait for live sports to return
The world of sports has come to a halt due to the worrying COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe right now. Leagues are suspended, arenas are empty and championships are unclaimed (sorry, Liverpool fans). But beyond the emotional toll to the...
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Unsettling the Score: 14 experimental composers redefining the sound of film and TV today
Ever since the introduction of sound ended the silent film era, lush orchestral arrangements have traditionally been the bread and...
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