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Welcome to NTU Film Society’s in-house publication.

APPRECIATE:

Reviews of works, especially positive, that help an audience regard the film deeper.

CHALLENGE:

Op-eds or dissenting pieces that provide something different from the mainstream.

CONSIDER:

Reviews, criticisms or pieces that view the art through a new, specific or varied lens.

THINK:

Essays that delve deeper into the theoretical aspects of film, often academic in nature.

Shariffah Ili Hamraa 3/30/24 Shariffah Ili Hamraa 3/30/24

Music to Check Out If You Enjoyed All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

Honorary General Secretary Shariffah Ili Hamraa recommends music for fans of the fictional titular songstress of Shunji Iwai’s All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001).

Venesya Ko 1/28/24 Venesya Ko 1/28/24

Past Lives: Change and the Choices Destiny Allows

Programmer Venesya Ko ruminates on Past Lives (2023), and the tender manner it portrays the complexities of human relationships over time.

Goh Cheng Hao 12/22/23 Goh Cheng Hao 12/22/23

SGIFF Film Review: Tótem

Content Creator Goh Cheng Hao reviews Lila Avilés’ film Totem (2023) which explores the plurality of illness through a child’s point of view.

Rhea Chalak 12/14/23 Rhea Chalak 12/14/23

SGIFF Film Review: Poor Things

Editor-in-Chief Rhea Chalak reviews a film with a lot of buzz surrounding it, especially in the Western film circuit: Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest black comedy Poor Things (2023).

Rhea Chalak 12/11/23 Rhea Chalak 12/11/23

SGIFF Film Review: Buddha Mountain

Editor-in-Chief Rhea Chalak reviews Chinese-language film Buddha Mountain (2010), directed by Li Yu and starring Fan Bing Bing.

Phyllis Chan 12/6/23 Phyllis Chan 12/6/23

SGIFF Film Review: The River That Never Ends

Content Creator Phyllis Chan reviews JT Trinidad’s short film the river that never ends (2022).

Fidel Tan 12/4/23 Fidel Tan 12/4/23

SGIFF Film Review: Evil Does Not Exist

Vice-President Fidel Tan reviews Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film Evil Does Not Exist (2023), following the themes of capitalist greed and gentrification in conflict with nature.

Phyllis Chan 12/3/23 Phyllis Chan 12/3/23

SGIFF Film Review: La Chimera

Content Creator Phyllis Chan reviews Alice Rohrwacher’s 2023 drama film, starring Josh O’Connor as a crumpled English archaeologist-turned-grave-robber.

Reagan Ng 11/10/23 Reagan Ng 11/10/23

The Undeniable Influence of The Blair Witch Project

Reagan Ng retrospects on the cult found-footage horror film, The Blair Witch Project (1999), and expounds on the undeniable influence it has had since.

Kimberly Ler 10/13/23 Kimberly Ler 10/13/23

Gerwig’s Barbie: A Ken out of Ken?

Kimberly Ler takes us on a whirlwind journey through summer’s blockbuster Barbie (2023), infused with witty and incisive commentary.

Lee Peng Ming 10/12/23 Lee Peng Ming 10/12/23

Rouge: The Eternal Moon of Autumn

Head Programmer Lee Peng Ming reviews Stanley Kwan’s Rouge (1987), the recent film of discussion at NTU Film Society, expressing why it had such a lasting impression on him.

Rhea Chalak 10/12/23 Rhea Chalak 10/12/23

PFF Film Review: Perfect Days

Editor-in-chief Rhea Chalak reviews Wim Wender’s latest drama Perfect Days (2023) starring Kōji Yakusho in the role of a humble toilet cleaner.

Sri Sakthivell S/O Ragavel 10/5/23 Sri Sakthivell S/O Ragavel 10/5/23

“The Exorcist: Believer”: David Gordon Green’s Attempt at Supernatural Horror

Treasurer Sri Sakthivell S/O Ragavel reviews the latest release in The Exorcist franchise, The Exorcist: Believer.