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3/5
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The Rip
(2026)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The Rip is a blunt, confident action-genre throwback of the sort American writer-director Joe Carnahan built his name on.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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2/5
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Mercy
(2026)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Swipe left. This flashy cyber thriller squanders its provocative premise.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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2/5
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Send Help
(2026)
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John Lui
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Raimi’s trademark gore and slapstick, while well executed, cannot salvage a film undermined by weak writing that makes rooting for the victim impossible.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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4/5
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Rental Family
(2025)
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Joanne Soh
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Though predictable and slow-moving at times, Rental Family is an amiable tale about the significance of human connection.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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4/5
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Once We Were Us
(2025)
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John Lui
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The film delivers a smart dissection of love’s tragic irony, earning its tearjerker moments through emotionally grounded storytelling.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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4/5
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Hamnet
(2025)
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John Lui
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Zhao’s deft touch with emotional subject matter and Buckley’s extraordinary performance elevate this modern take on grief into a beautifully crafted tearjerker.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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3/5
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Spare and intimate, this is the B-side to the voluminous biographies already available on the musician.
Posted Jan 14, 2026
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4/5
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(2026)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The movie keeps viewers on edge through its every – occasionally, improbably humorous – minute.
Posted Jan 14, 2026
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4/5
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Greenland 2: Migration
(2026)
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John Lui
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This disaster-movie sequel places family bonds and moral integrity over spectacle, earning its emotional beats.
Posted Jan 14, 2026
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2/5
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Goodbye June
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The sterling ensemble renders watchable a middling melodrama that is far beneath what its members are capable of.
Posted Jan 10, 2026
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3/5
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Eden
(2024)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The Survivor reality series has never been so luridly entertaining.
Posted Jan 10, 2026
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3/5
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Escape from the Outland
(2025)
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John Lui
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Although marred by unsubtle preachiness about China’s mission to build roads and cell towers in Africa, it offers a fast-paced, unflinching look at the horrors awaiting civilians and foreigners held for ransom by warlords.
Posted Jan 10, 2026
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3/5
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Back to the Past
(2025)
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John Lui
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This is a nostalgia-driven cash grab with bad digital effects, but its silly energy will appeal to fans of the original television series and more than a few supporters of Hong Kong action cinema.
Posted Jan 05, 2026
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3/5
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The Housemaid
(2025)
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John Lui
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Sweeney’s one-note performance nearly sinks this psychological thriller, but the project is pulled from the brink by Seyfried’s scene-stealing performance and director Feig’s smart choices.
Posted Jan 05, 2026
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2/5
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The Great Flood
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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An impressive apocalyptic spectacle ends up drowning in over-ambition.
Posted Dec 30, 2025
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3/5
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Anaconda
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This genre send-up is absurd and affectionate with bonus surprise cameos.
Posted Dec 30, 2025
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4/5
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
(2025)
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John Lui
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The third Knives Out murder mystery is a layered locked-room mystery which respects faith and reason while exposing religious manipulation.
Posted Dec 30, 2025
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3/5
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Jay Kelly
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This indulgent showcase for its silver fox leading man is pleasing enough.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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4/5
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Die My Love
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Lawrence is gobsmacking in the mother of all performances.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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3/5
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
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Joanne Soh
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Do not expect Cameron to inject any freshness into the story or characters, but he will take you on an extraordinary three-hour visual expedition.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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3/5
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Under Current
(2025)
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Joanne Soh
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Under Current’s strong cast saves it from being dragged down, proving that the oldies are still the goldies.
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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3/5
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Left-Handed Girl
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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A homecoming for the director, this is an intimate drama alive to its places and people.
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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4/5
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Eternity
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Classic screwball romance gets a heavenly revival, sweet and sincere.
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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4/5
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Caught Stealing
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The violence is screwball yet shockingly brutal, and Hank, in Butler’s charismatic performance, is a sweet-natured loser who feels real pain.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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2/5
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After the Hunt
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The talking-point drama is two hours of high-brow talk with little point to make on issues that are already dated.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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3/5
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Zootopia 2
(2025)
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John Lui
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Zootopia 2 is also dense with references to animal movies, another element aimed at keeping older viewers engaged, if the many cameo voices fail to do so.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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2/5
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Keeper
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This modern folklore is a lot of eeriness in search of a story.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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4/5
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Nobody
(2025)
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John Lui
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The story of four ne’er-do-wells, armed with dreams but not much smarts, operates on several comedic levels.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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4/5
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Sisu: Road to Revenge
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The carnage is literally dynamite.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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3/5
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Now You See Me: Now You Don't
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This is a belated threequel nobody asked for and yet, it is surprisingly pleasing, having the pranksters back.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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4/5
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Wicked: For Good
(2025)
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John Lui
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Haters of musicals will find the 137-minute runtime a test of patience, but the story’s visual splendour, strong lead performances and sincere take on friendship and liberation sell the package.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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3/5
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Hybrid Storm
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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It is the same old story, but as serviceable genre entertainment, it will do.
Posted Nov 22, 2025
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3/5
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Frankenstein
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The Creature here is a finely played specimen. It is the movie itself, this grandiose Gothic spectacle, that lumbers.
Posted Nov 14, 2025
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3/5
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The Running Man
(2025)
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John Lui
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The goodwill earned by strong action and sharp satire is almost cancelled out by a needlessly twisty, overstuffed finale.
Posted Nov 14, 2025
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4/5
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Predator: Badlands
(2025)
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John Lui
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Trachtenberg’s bold reinvention of the franchise makes the Predator a relatable antihero with genuine emotion.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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3/5
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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A literary and cultural landmark returns in yet another incarnation, still weaving a densely layered spell.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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4/5
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Bugonia
(2025)
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John Lui
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Lanthimos’ latest work asks who is selling the bigger lie – the bigwig with her polished spin or the tinfoil-hat believers convinced she is from outer space.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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2/5
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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This babysitter-from-hell hokum is as scary as a lullaby.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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4/5
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Good Boy
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Clever doggie, disturbing movie.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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2/5
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
(2025)
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John Lui
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The cautionary tale about nuclear weapons flops as a thriller because its repetitive structure kills suspense and its worldview reduces geopolitics to a cartoon.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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2/5
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The Woman in Cabin 10
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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It is a sinking feeling, seeing what has become of a promising high-seas murder mystery.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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4/5
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Roofman
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This caper is a mix of hijinks, humour and heart as improbable as the charming anti-hero.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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4/5
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No Other Choice
(2025)
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John Lui
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This savage satire skewers masculine vanity and corporate cruelty through the story of a laid-off man’s descent into violence.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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4/5
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A Good Child
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Richie Koh is a revelation.
Posted Oct 18, 2025
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2/5
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Bride Hard
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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The ungrammatical title alone is ground for divorce.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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4/5
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Good Fortune
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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This lovable fantasy fable, with its empathetic everyman problems, is a godsend.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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2/5
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TRON: Ares
(2025)
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John Lui
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Tron: Ares neuters its own action by bringing killer AI into the real world, while keeping the bloodless and toothless PG rating.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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3/5
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Steve
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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As fun as detention, but this classroom drama pays worthy tribute to the dedication of educators.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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2/5
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Sons of the Neon Night
(2025)
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John Lui
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Hong Kong writer-director Juno Mak’s ambition cannot be faulted, but his execution can be.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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2/5
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Fishes Flew Away
(2025)
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Whang Yee Ling
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Female empowerment is ill-served by so forgettable a farce.
Posted Oct 07, 2025
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