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  • Stranger Eyes

    ★★

  • Past Lives

    ★★★½

  • Mongrel

    ★★★

  • Ghostlight

    ★★★★

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  • Stranger Eyes

    Stranger Eyes

    ★★

    I was very incredulous and dumbfounded at the twist and still cannot understand WHY these two storylines were placed together.

    But I was actually very intrigued by the visual language of the film for the first half and somehow managed to appreciate and get into the slow burn. As a Singaporean who recognised some of the places and know that these places aren't the same place or nearby at all but somehow the film made it feel so, it really…

  • Mongrel

    Mongrel

    ★★★

    I feel very depressed watching this honestly, that it reminded me that often in our state of inaction or "doing things within our pay grade" we are complicit in causing the suffering of others but really, what choice did this poor man have? And then when the film showed how even in the most tragic and helpless of circumstances he is capable of compassion and courage but it brought him nothing but sadness and guilt. Is that what the filmmaker…

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  • Ghostlight

    Ghostlight

    ★★★★

    went into the cinema expecting it to be really cheesy (impressions of the trailer) but it surprised me! Might be a lil slow but I enjoyed the gentle, gradual discovery of the characters' feelings and disposition.

    particularly loved seeing how Dan discovered what theatre could be and came to be for him - as an avid theatre audience I'm probably judging more of the time than understanding, and this was a lovely lovely reminder.

    I'll also never forget the first…

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