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Read More 7 views3 minute read Film Hello, Love, Again (2024) Review: Is Redemption of Love possible?ByLakshmiNovember 15, 2024 Following the immense box office success and praise received for ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’, it won’t be a surprise… Read More
Read More 10 views5 minute read Film Talks Filipina Director Cathy Garcia-Sampana on working with Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards in Canada for ‘Hello, Love, Again’ByLakshmiNovember 13, 2024 Before switching to film, Director Cathy Garcia-Sampana began her career as a television director, helming an array of… Read More
Read More 12 views9 minute read Film Talks Director Mukkadas Mijit discusses the Uyghur movie ‘Nikah!’ByLakshmiNovember 12, 2024 Mukaddas Mijit is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, dancer, and choreographer, born in Urumchi in the Uyghur region. She has… Read More
Read More 24 views2 minute read Film Nikah! (2024) Reel Asian Film Festival Review: A Marriage StoryByLakshmiNovember 8, 2024 As her younger sister gets married, 27-year-old Uyghur woman Dilber (Guzalnur Uchqun) needs to deal with the societal… Read More
Read More 23 views3 minute read Film Daughter’s Daughter (2024) TIFF Review: Sylvia Chang is back!ByLakshmiNovember 1, 2024 Taiwanese legend Sylvia Chang shines in this realist bittersweet story of love and loss from the perspective of… Read More
Read More 109 views14 minute read Film Talks Filipina Director Antoinette Jadaone reflects on her career and her dark psychological sports film, ‘Sunshine’ByLakshmiOctober 25, 2024 I have been watching Director Antoinette’s movies for over a decade now. Most of the classic rom-com hits… Read More
Read More 132 views2 minute read Film Anora (2024) TIFF Review: A Cinderella Story of a stripper and a Russian oligarchByLakshmiOctober 22, 2024 Director Sean Baker decided to risk it all when he announced ‘Anora’- this year’s recipient of the coveted… Read More
Read More 132 views2 minute read Music The Mirrors of Justin Timberlake: The Forget Tomorrow World Tour ReviewByLakshmiOctober 18, 2024 …..Aren’t you somethin’ to admire? Justin embarked on his seventh headlining world tour this spring with a phenomenal… Read More
Read More 203 views2 minute read Film Love In The Big City (2024) TIFF Review: Not a typical love storyByLakshmiOctober 16, 2024 Based on the coming-of-age novel by author Sang Young Park, this movie circling around the concept of friendship,… Read More