This ‘xinyao’ music documentary is full of warmth and socio-cultural insight in what is a confident feature debut for Eva Tang.
Tag / 2015
In the Room (2015)
At best a misguided attempt at interweaving disparate tales in one film, at worst a huge misfire from one of Singapore’s most celebrated filmmakers.
Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
While Herzog’s “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” (1972) spirals into insanity in the most inhospitable of places, Guerra’s work brings us deep into the Amazonian and asks of us to connect with the lost souls of its perished tribal inhabitants.
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Has an epic sweep befitting of a powerful story set in the heart of an African civil war, but Fukunaga’s eye for humanity amid the brutality helps to ground it in emotional terms.
7 Letters (2015)
An omnibus showcase that very much confirms what we have suspected – Singapore cinema is on another wave of triumph, and this time it shall not decline.
Interrogation (2015)
A hard-hitting drama about police brutality and corruption in India that is essential viewing.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Three not-quite-interlocking tales bring us into a world of fantasy, fear and hope in this uneven but visually resplendent period film.
