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.

Mohamed Shafiullah 10/14/23 Mohamed Shafiullah 10/14/23

Race and Masculinity in Surrounded (2023)

Mohamed Shafiullah explores the themes of Race and Masculinity in Anthony Mandler’s Western film Surrounded (2023), starring Letitia Wright as the subversive and pivotal hero.

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.

Phyllis Chan 10/13/23 Phyllis Chan 10/13/23

Rouge: A Study of Hauntology and Nostalgia

Content Creator Phyllis Chan reflects on NTU Film Society’s recent film of discussion, Stanley Kwan’s Rouge (1987), through the lens of Derrida’s Hauntology.

Jeongrak Son 10/12/23 Jeongrak Son 10/12/23

“Summer Hours”, and What Follows After

Jeongrak Son reviews Oliver Assayas’ film, Summer Hours (2008), about a family dealing with the aftermath of a loved one’s loss.

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.

Goh Cheng Hao 10/7/23 Goh Cheng Hao 10/7/23

The Aesthetics of Nostalgia in All About Lily Chou-Chou

Content Creator Goh Cheng Hao ruminates on Shunji Iwai’s 2001 cult-favourite film, All About Lily Chou-Chou, through the lens of the present fixation on the Y2K subculture.

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.

Suchittra Rao 10/1/23 Suchittra Rao 10/1/23

Tarantino's Guns and Bhansali's Roses: Tension within Film

Suchittra Rao writes about two of her favourite scenes in film — Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) — and dissects the reasons that drive them to be so impactful.

Lee Peng Ming 9/27/23 Lee Peng Ming 9/27/23

水泥地里种花: Hong Kong Cinema & the Youth

Head Programmer Lee Peng Ming provides an honest and raw outlook on the portrayals of youth within Hong Kong in more recent films. He puts forward his recommendations, ratings, and reviews.

Rhea Chalak 9/14/23 Rhea Chalak 9/14/23

Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds

Editor-in-chief Rhea Chalak explores how the latest Nolan blockbuster Oppenheimer (2023) appears as a derivative of the famous and revered Hindu text, the Bhagavad-gītā.

Fidel Tan 9/8/23 Fidel Tan 9/8/23

The Art of Adaptation in “Adaptation”

Vice-President Fidel Tan kickstarts our publication Exposure by exploring Spike Jonze’s meta-dramedy film, Adaptation, based on Susan Orlean’s 1998 nonfiction book The Orchid Thief.