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Henry Golding (Nick Young), Constance Wu (Rachel Chu) and Sonoya Mizuno (Araminta Lee) in Crazy Rich Asians

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ review: A Singaporean’s take

Post author:JL
Post published:August 25, 2018
Post category:Movie Reviews Books to Film Show Business

Buckle up, because this is going to be a long one. Like many Singaporeans last week, I watched Crazy Rich Asians to see how well Singapore comes off in the movie. I'll try to corral my many thoughts into a manageable puddle here, rather than an uncontrolled torrent of words.

From left: Yondu (Michael Rooker), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ review: Darker and more emotional

Post author:JL
Post published:June 27, 2017
Post category:Movie Reviews

The general consensus among critics seems to be that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 isn't as good as the first one. I'm not so sure about that. The first movie was the oddball, weird kooky cousin of the other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, and I did like it, but not as fondly as say, Thor or Ant-Man, or even Doctor Strange. Vol. 2 feels darker and more emotional than the first, though it still retains its quirkiness. If not for the underlying sinister tones of the film, I would have preferred it to the first. As it is, their pros and cons balance them out for me.