‘Dolittle’ has long been a dream project for its star, Robert Downey Jr. But it’s hard to imagine that this version is what he was dreaming about, even during...
Arts & Entertainment
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Bad Boys for Life
The good news is that ‘Bad Boys for Life’ isn’t as obnoxiously vulgar as Michael Bay’s ‘Bad Boys II’. The bad news is that this third in the franchise,...
1917
A pure adrenaline hit of a movie that takes place mostly in the lethal glare of daylight, Sam Mendes’s stunning, sorta-single-take ‘1917’ hits its greatest...
21 Bridges
‘He is an avenger,’ intones a priest at the beginning of ‘Game of Thrones’ director Brian Kirk’s debut feature, ‘21 Bridges’. It’s hard not to crack a smile at...
Spies in Disguise
In ‘Live and Let Die’, a pigeon famously pulls off an unexpected double-take as the villain meets an outrageously over-the-top death at the hands of 007. Other...
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Playing with Fire
There’s a longstanding tradition in Hollywood that if you put an uber-macho beefcake in a situation where they have to care for a child, it’s a recipe for...
Terminator: Dark Fate
The headline on this latest addition to the ‘Terminator’ franchise – a Hollywood series that’s creaking like an aging T-800 with stiff joints – is that it...
Charlie's Angels
Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie's Angels take flight. In Banks' bold vision, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott,...
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
An overstuffed follow-up to 2014’s skilful Sleeping Beauty’ spin-off ‘Maleficent’, Joachim Rønning’s (‘Kon-Tiki’) sequel finds one worthy reason to exist in...
Film and TV features
Saw Teong Hin interview
Director Saw Teong Hin talks about his latest movie and first Penang Hokkien feature film 'You Mean the World to Me'
Dain Said interview
The charismatic filmmaker talks identity, literature and his distaste for nostalgia
U-Wei Haji Saari interview
Director U-Wei Haji Saari talks about his latest film, ‘Hanyut’, and the lost art of storytelling
Everything you need to know about ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
From trailers to casting news, details about sequels and the release date – here’s everything you need to know about JK Rowling’s new movie...