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Battleship Island: The war wages on, but we have hope

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVENā€™T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DONā€™T SAY OPPA DIDNā€™T WARN YOU! ā€œHow was the movie?ā€ My mom asked me after Iā€™d came home from watching...

Culture

I live to fight another day: Reflections on Dunkirk

Sometimes, after a movie,Ā I find myself walking outĀ of the cinema feeling the same way I leave church services on good days. I got this same feeling again when I sawĀ Dunkirk. Nolan’s latest...

Movies & TV

The Game of Thrones of the heart

BasedĀ on the best-selling series of books,Ā Game of ThronesĀ (GoT) has returned withĀ itsĀ 7th season and is taking the world by storm. For those who’ve managed to escape its reach on social...

Singlehood

When will my Song Joong Ki come?

K-drama fan or not, who could forget 2016 ā€“ the year of Korean blockbuster series Descendants of the Sun? Iā€™ll be able to look back fondly and tell my grandchildren one day that I was right there...

Movies & TV

Life lessons from Wonder Woman

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND! GO WATCH FIRST THEN COME BACK, CAN? Wonder Woman (2017) introduces us to strong fierce Amazonian women who were created by Zeus to restore peace and stability to a war torn...

Movies & TV

The longest day in the world

Death. You know this feeling according toĀ what you’ve been through. The death of a person. The death of a dream. The death of hope. I admit I probably havenā€™t experienced great tragedy...

Movies & TV

So, is the movie a Beauty or a Beast?

AĀ couple of days ago, I read a comment on social media from a friend whom I first met during my time in a para-church group while in university. HeĀ had recently watched Disneyā€™s live-action...

Movies & TV

The Gospel according to Logan

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU! Haunting, aching, beautiful, the super(anti)hero film Logan lingered in...

Dating

When how you love is shaped by Korean dramas, don’t expect a happy ending

ā€œValentineā€™s Day is coming. Again.ā€ My friends were lamenting about their lack of plans for that most dreaded event of the year for singles. I answered almost immediately, ā€œWell, we could...