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03/28/2026

Stories of home, return, and everything in between.

Here are 6 films to carry you through Eid — where food, family, faith, and the journey back take centre stage.

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Soul Kitchen (2009)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Mudik (2020)
You Will Die at Twenty (2019)

03/14/2026

I almost scrolled past this.

Doom-scrolling through Netflix’s Oscar selection I figured, it’s only 20 minutes, might as well press play instead of pointlessly scrolling for another half hour.

Glad I did.

“The Singers”, directed by Sam Davis turned out to be such a beautiful, inspiring little short, especially for someone like me where music sits close to the heart. Based on a 19th-century short, the cinematography, the cast, the location, the music, it all comes together perfectly. Like in “Sinners” there’s a real juke-joint energy to it. Worn-in, ci******es everywhere, the place feels like it has real character and history.

What I loved most were in just a few minutes it touches so many different kinds of lives, yet ties them all back together through the simple love of singing and music.

It’s a bit of a boys-boy film too, sometimes the men of the world do need that kind of group hug.

Maybe that’s just me.

9/10 — Elite Layan

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03/13/2026

Here are 6 (more) films to get you through the long days of fasting this Ramadan (or Lent!), where restraint drives the story: hunger, isolation, devotion, and the sheer will to survive.

The Wonder (2022)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
Cast Away (2000)
The Platform (2019)
127 Hours (2010)
The Road (2009)

Let these films be your quiet companions through the month. Stories to sit with, to reflect on, and maybe even draw strength from when the days feel long.

What would you add to the list?

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03/12/2026

Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango) returns a decade after A Cure for Wellness with something bold.

Shot on a mere $20M budget, “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” swings BIG. Unconcerned with playing it safe in an era where studios often sand down the edges of films to satisfy algorithms and focus groups. Sam Rockwell leads like a future-era Jack Sparrow, and it’s great to be rooting for a chaotic, unpredictable hero on the big screen again.

I managed to catch the film in theatres the week it dropped and every screening I saw was literally empty. Even online coverage, reviews and articles feel scarce. Barely anyone around me seemed to even know the movie existed.

The first two-thirds start strong, pulling you into the ride —no small feat considering its 2hr 14m runtime. The rest of the cast, whose backstories slowly reveal how they all got intertwined, carry the film well too, especially Juno Temple and Haley Lu Richardson. Just wish we got to see more of Michael Peña and Zazje Beats’ characters develop as I felt their talents were slightly wasted.

By the final act it goes completely bonkers —took a minute to fathom and not everything lands. This is where some of the budget constraints start to show, BUT the ambition, the fun, and its on-the-nose commentary on AI, is what the world needs now.

Definitely one for the shelf alongside those wild Terry Gilliam classics.

7/10 — Solid Layan

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02/27/2026

Here are 6 films to get you through the long days of fasting this Ramadan (or Lent!), where restraint drives the story: hunger, isolation, devotion, and the sheer will to survive.

Club Zero (2023)
Four Lions (2010)
The Machinist (2004)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Theeb (2014)
Le Grand Voyage (2004)

Let these films be your quiet companions through the month. Stories to sit with, to reflect on, and maybe even draw strength from when the days feel long.

What would you add to the list?

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02/24/2026

SANDIWARA, a short film directed by Sean Baker, starring our iconic queen from Ipoh, Michelle Yeoh who is fresh off receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

Shot entirely in Penang over two days using iPhones, the film is a love letter to its people and especially the amazing delicacies that bring them together.

The title Sandiwara meaning “theatre” or “performance”, plays with the roles we inhabit daily. Here, we literally see Michelle as everything, everywhere, all at once.

A collaboration with fashion house Self-Portrait, marking the brand’s first narrative short, framing Michelle as both icon and everywoman.

Premiered at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February, where Michelle was also presented with the Honorary Golden Bear.

What’s your score?

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03/07/2021

“The mind is quite elitist, that's why they like choir preachers.
They buy our leaders easier than I can buy a feature.
That's why the genius always end up on the tightest leashes - Chance the rapper

The Heart & The Tongue Music VideoWritten & Directed by Chance The RapperShot by by Bob ZeglerSong produced by Chance The Rapper & Dex...

02/23/2021

Here's to generations worth of game-changing tunes, magical visuals and that sense of wonder listening to the mystical, extraterrestrial Daft Punk. We thank you for pioneering endless eras of electronic music with every release and laying down the groundwork for countless artists in your footsteps.

Thank you Thomas & Guy-man.

Our fingers are crossed hoping for an Alive reunion just One More Time

02/22/2021

Well you have done us very well. Goodbye.

The legendary dance duo have called it quits 28 years after forming in Paris

02/14/2021

Malaysian band at their best

layan lagu Ego daripada kumpulan Margasatwa. Jom!