Today is Remembrance Day, a day we remember those who bravely fought for our country during war. It was only fitting to watch the movie 1917 today. A British war film, produced by Sam Mendes, depicting real events on April… Read More »Movie Review: 1917
So I read the trilogy earlier this year and blogged about the novel, which this movie is based on, back in May. Being an Asian, watching this movie, you totally understand all the stereotypes and comments because you either gone through… Read More »Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Disney is one of life’s great pleasures, but I would argue that not all Disney movies carry the best morals. If you were to analyze some of the classic Disney films, you’ll realize messages like ignoring your parents advice, relying… Read More »What Studio Ghibli films taught me
Today I watched the 9/11 musical ‘Come From Away’ which tells the tale of the events in New York City’s Twin Towers from September 2001. This year is the 20th anniversary of this tragic event in American history. I still… Read More »20 years since 9/11
I first watched Aamir Khan in ‘3 Idiots‘ who did an excellent job acting in that film, so I discovered that he’s actually a big star in India and this film, ‘taare zameen par’ (translated to ‘Like Stars on Earth,… Read More »Movie Review: Like Stars on Earth, Every Child is Special
‘Spirited Away’ was one of the Studio Ghibli films that many talk about, however this was not one of my favourite ones in the collection. I found the story rather strange, although it served its purpose of highlighting the dangers… Read More »Movie Review: Spirited Away
‘Grave of the Fireflies’ was a beautiful masterpiece that told the sad tale of the realities of war. There was no aspect of this film that doesn’t work beautifully. This was probably the most impactful film I’ve ever watched that… Read More »Movie Review: Grave of the Fireflies
‘Vivo’ was a fun movie to watch that really tugs on your heart strings. Though, this movie does fall into many cliché moments and the adventure through the Everglades with more talking animals didn’t make much sense. Plus, when listening to… Read More »Movie Review: Vivo
I have to admit, when I first saw the trailer of this movie, I had a good laugh, but I also thought it’ll be really cheesy. Yes, this movie did have its fair share of corny jokes, but it was… Read More »Movie Review: Jungle Cruise
‘Wish Dragon’ was like the modern version of ‘Aladdin‘ where a magical dragon who lives in a teapot grants 3 wishes to the person holding the teapot, just like the genie. Another resemblance was the overwhelmingly bright colour for the… Read More »Movie Review: Wish Dragon