Review: Martin Eden (2019)
Luca Marinelli leads in what started out as a star-crossed love story that grows as a thought-provoking discourse about the rise and fall of socialism.
Review: The Dead Queen / Pedro e Inês (2018)
Pedro and Inês’ love story is a lot, but feels superfluous and gimmicky rather than compelling.
Review: Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020)
Alexandra Daddario’s lost in pronunciation as she wanders directionless around Tokyo .
Review: Rebecca (2020)
Rebecca, however harrowing, is not the movie for Ben Wheatley. In the end, he only see him struggling to step out of Hitchcock’s shadow.
Review: Story of Kale: When Someone’s in Love (2020)
This ‘Nanti Kita Cerita tentang Hari Ini’ spin-off delivers a tough story about a beloved character who fails to learn his lesson.
Review: Sabar Ini Ujian (2020)
This well-intended time-loop rom-com could have been more exhilarating has it not weighed down by irritating jokes and imprecise built-up for its third act.
Review: The Half of It (2020)
Started off like another manifestation of Cyrano de Bergerac’s story, The Half of It grows independently and more cleverly.
Review: Happy Old Year / ฮาวทูทิ้ง (2019)
Happy Old Year gives old stuff—reminiscent of the past, ones that might no longer spark joy—lives or, at least, memories to hold on.
Review: Mekah I’m Coming (2020)
This deadpan romcom with thick social commentaries about holy pilgrimage is absurd and campy, but hits hard with easy laughs and cheap puns.
Review: Toko Barang Mantan (2020)
Toko Barang Mantan has all the unique selling points including the memories of exes and Reza Rahadian-Marsha Timothy’s grounded chemistry, which they barely sell.
Review: To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
To All the Boys 2 (2020) is another sweet story that feels more like an extended chapter than a full-fledged sequel.
Review: Akhir Kisah Cinta Si Doel (2020)
Akhir Kisah Cinta Si Doel a.k.a. Si Doel 3 is an anticlimactic end to the 27-year-old story.
Review: Habibie & Ainun 3 (2019)
Retreading some familiar elements with a subversive story from Ainun’s POV, the third Habibie & Ainun movie might be important if only it’s not weighed down with the character’s over-glorification.
Review: Last Christmas (2019)
Some elements might not add up, but Last Christmas is still a sweet & magical tale about Christmas and George Michael’s songs. It’s just irresistible.
Review: Love for Sale 2 (2019)
Back in 2018, Andibachtiar Yusuf’s Love for Sale offers an enticing lover-for-hire premise and introduces us to the ever-enigmatic yet iconic character, Arini (Della Dartyan). The first movie, written by Yusuf and M. Imran Ramly, lies confidently somewhere between absurdity […]