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Blood Ties (2009) Movie Review
Singapore has of late been turning out a number of effective supernatural outings, such as Kelvin Tong’s “The Maid” and “Rule no.1”, and now the 2009 “Blood Ties”, which marked the feature length debut...
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Kidnapper (2010) Movie Review
It’s somewhat of a mystery why Singaporean writer director Kelvin Tong isn’t better known than he is, having helmed one of the better modern Asian ghost films in “The Maid”, found success with romance...
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Perth (2004) Movie/DVD Review
“Perth”, the latest release from Tartan’s Asia Extreme label (Region 2), comes from a rather unlikely place, namely Singapore, a country not exactly known for violent or controversial cinema. The film was written and...
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Avatar (aka Cyber Wars, 2004) Movie Review
Despite better than expected special effects, there’s one thing the Singapore sci-fi flick “Avatar” can’t quite overcome — well, okay, there’s a lot of things, including stilted acting, awful dialogue, and most of all,...
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