Exposure

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.

Daryl Cheong 11/29/24 Daryl Cheong 11/29/24

SGIFF Review: Stranger Eyes (2024)

Yeo Siew Hua’s newest feature film, Stranger Eyes, is as audacious and ambitious as the 35th Singapore International Film Festival, President Daryl Cheong writes.

Venesya Ko 3/27/24 Venesya Ko 3/27/24

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024-): A Failure In Character Writing

Programmer Venesya Ko critiques the reworked characterisation of well-beloved characters in the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, questioning the value it adds to the Avatar franchise.

Okky Prabowo 12/31/23 Okky Prabowo 12/31/23

Aquaman 2 Sucks: Climate Change and Greenwashing in Movies

Okky Prabowo critiques the latest superhero flick Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, starring Jason Mamoa as the titular character, and questions the manner movies made in the present day tackle the theme of climate change.

Akanksha Joshi 12/26/23 Akanksha Joshi 12/26/23

Nudity Versus Objectification: a Sam Levinson Critique

Akanksha Joshi questions how nudity has been portrayed by Sam Levinson, American filmmaker and actor, in his television shows Euphoria and The Idol.

Sarah Mak 11/10/23 Sarah Mak 11/10/23

A Review of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (2023)

Sarah Mak gives a thorough run-down on her experience watching/playing Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (2023), a roleplaying musical adventure game developed by Summerfall Studios and published by Humble Games.

Mohamed Shafiullah 10/31/23 Mohamed Shafiullah 10/31/23

Five Nights at Freddy’s, and the Problem with Game Adaptations

Mohamed Shafiullah reviews Five Nights at Freddy’s, the 2023 American horror film, based on Scott Cawthon’s video game franchise of the same name.

Kuo Yi Quan 10/14/23 Kuo Yi Quan 10/14/23

Past Lives: Celine Song’s Attempt at Modern Relationships

Kuo Yi Quan reflects on the A24-produced film Past Lives (2023) which explores the relationship of two separated childhood sweethearts who are reunited later in life.