Film & TV
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...
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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 quality her series, Feel Good (which she co-created, co-wrote and stars in), she’s every bit the genius auteur that Phoebe...
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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....
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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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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a lovely, feature-length Mister Rogers episode for grownups
Right off the bat, it’s important to note that A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is not a Fred Rogers biopic in the traditional sense. If you’d like a more complex and comprehensive view of the American children’s television icon...
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BoJack Horseman to The Good Place: The 30 Greatest Genre Comedies in TV History
Who says that science fiction and fantasy stories have to be all serious drama with epic battles and apocalyptic stakes?...
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Sam Mendes’ breathtaking 1917 immerses us into the hellish horror of WWI in one long-shot
No matter the era, cause, or scope – war is, was, and will always be hell. Whether over resources, religion...
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Downton Abbey is a splendid cinematic reunion that lavishly picks up where the series left off
In a year that’s already blessed us with two excellent feature film cap offs to critically beloved and long-departed television series (read our reviews for Deadwood: The Movie and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie), a very different but no...
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30th Singapore International Film Festival: 10 SGIFF Premieres that you shouldn’t miss
Cinephiles rejoice! The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has just announced yet another impressive line-up for this year’s milestone 30th...
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