Exposure
Welcome to NTU Film Society’s in-house publication.
Reviews of works, especially positive, that help an audience regard the film deeper.Op-eds or dissenting pieces that provide something different from the mainstream.Reviews, criticisms or pieces that view the art through a new, specific or varied lens.Essays that delve deeper into the theoretical aspects of film, often academic in nature.
Gillo Pontecorvo says: Arise, Wretched of the Earth!
Through an incisive comparison of Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 La Bataille D’Algers and Frantz Fanon’s 1961 Wretched of the Earth, Umar Al Khair Bin Zainal Muttakin pens a powerful essay about colonialism, rooted in both the past and the present.
Music to Check Out If You Enjoyed All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Honorary General Secretary Shariffah Ili Hamraa recommends music for fans of the fictional titular songstress of Shunji Iwai’s All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001).
The Monk and the Gun: Enforcing a Democracy
Henrique Bravo draws insights on the broader Bhutanese political scene within his review of Pawo Choyning Dorji’s The Monk and the Gun (2023).
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024-): A Failure In Character Writing
Programmer Venesya Ko critiques the reworked characterisation of well-beloved characters in the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, questioning the value it adds to the Avatar franchise.
In Perfect Days (2023), It’s Okay to Cry
Jeongrak Son ponders on Wim Wenders’ stoic representations of sorrow and the mundane, writing about the Kōji Yakusho-starrer Perfect Days (2023).
The Cult of The Room
Honorary General Secretary Shariffah Ili Hamraa dissects Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003) and explores what gives it its cult status.
Terminally Online Femmes in the Slasher House
Mimi Ssa exposes the gothic nature of disconnection within Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) within spaces occupied by youth growing up on the internet.
Past Lives: Change and the Choices Destiny Allows
Programmer Venesya Ko ruminates on Past Lives (2023), and the tender manner it portrays the complexities of human relationships over time.
The Lobster: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Satirical Dive into Modern Relationships
Asish Moturu delves into The Lobster (2015), an absurdist black comedy about relationships in an imagined dystopia, and examines its critique of modern society.
"If you're not paranoid by now, it's probably too late." Is 'Leave the World Behind' a warning?
Mohamed Shafiullah contemplates the film adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same title Leave the World Behind (2023), set in a dystopian, apocalypse-ridden America.
“Yes, his existence mattered.”: Emotional Resonance in Kogonada’s After Yang
Kishore Kalaichalvan ruminates on Kogonada’s film After Yang (2021), about a family living in a futuristic America that is faced with love and loss after their AI helper breaks down.
Aquaman 2 Sucks: Climate Change and Greenwashing in Movies
Okky Prabowo critiques the latest superhero flick Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, starring Jason Mamoa as the titular character, and questions the manner movies made in the present day tackle the theme of climate change.
Nature and Urban Spaces in The Falls (2021)
Kuo Yi Quan delves into the role nature and urban spaces come to a head in the Taiwanese film The Falls (2021), set during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nudity Versus Objectification: a Sam Levinson Critique
Akanksha Joshi questions how nudity has been portrayed by Sam Levinson, American filmmaker and actor, in his television shows Euphoria and The Idol.
SGIFF Film Review: Tótem
Content Creator Goh Cheng Hao reviews Lila Avilés’ film Totem (2023) which explores the plurality of illness through a child’s point of view.
SGIFF Film Review: Tedious Days and Nights
Content Creator Phyllis Chan writes a moving and powerful rumination on the Chinese docudrama Tedious Days and Nights, which exposes the current lives of former poet-activists in Mainland China.
SGIFF Film Review: Poor Things
Editor-in-Chief Rhea Chalak reviews a film with a lot of buzz surrounding it, especially in the Western film circuit: Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest black comedy Poor Things (2023).
SGIFF Film Review: Buddha Mountain
Editor-in-Chief Rhea Chalak reviews Chinese-language film Buddha Mountain (2010), directed by Li Yu and starring Fan Bing Bing.
SGIFF Film Review: The Parade
Content Creator Phyllis Chan reviews Ryan Benjamin Lee’s The Parade, an animated short that explores the intricacies of politics and individuality.
SGIFF Film Review: The River That Never Ends
Content Creator Phyllis Chan reviews JT Trinidad’s short film the river that never ends (2022).