Exposure
Welcome to NTU Film Society’s in-house publication.
Reviews of works, especially positive, that help an audience regard the film deeper.
Op-eds or dissenting pieces that provide something different from the mainstream.
Reviews, criticisms or pieces that view the art through a new, specific or varied lens.
Essays that delve deeper into the theoretical aspects of film, often academic in nature.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
SGIFF Film Review: The River That Never Ends
Content Creator Phyllis Chan reviews JT Trinidad’s short film the river that never ends (2022).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.