The Meg Movie review After more than 20 years in development hell, the movie adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror is finally here. Was it worth the wait (if you were waiting for it at all)? Well, judging by its trailers, I don’t think anyone would expect it to be …
Burning 버닝 (Beoning) Movie review For those who enjoy slow-paced mystery dramas that truly provoke thoughts with the right level of ambiguity, South Korea’s Burning is one of the must-watch films of the year for you. The film competed in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize, Vulcan Award and was also …
Inuyashiki いぬやしき Movie review Most of the live-action adaptations of manga/anime that I’ve seen were poor compared to the source material —like Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell, Tokyo Ghoul, Netflix’s Death Note and Gantz — just to name a few. Every time when I do decide to watch one, I just hope that it’s watchable enough …
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Movie review After the likes of Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther, both of which were released earlier this year (2018), the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) certainly needed to inject a breath of fresh air into its 20th instalment to continue its amazing expansion while avoiding superhero fatigue. Something that’s …
On Happiness Road 幸福路上 (2018) Movie review Directed and written by Sung Hsin Ying, On Happiness Road is Taiwanese animated drama based on Sung’s 2013 award-winning short. The story is about a woman named Lin Shu Chi (Gwei Lun Mei) who grew up with her parents in a fictional friendly neighbourhood called “Happiness Road” before …