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Our Film and TV Editor, Azra, speaks with Daisy Crooke from Take One Action on films for social change, the puzzle of film festivals, amplifying the ‘right’ voices and the universal experience through the belief in cinema.

It’s the season of Canada’s Shane Hollander and Russia’s Ilya Rozanov. It’s also the season where Zhi En, our Film and TV writer, explains how Heated Rivalry took over the Internet — and why you might want to let them.

If you don’t know Satoshi Kon by name, you’ve felt his influence. Our Film and TV Writer, Bali, breaks down the legacy of one of animation’s most visionary minds.

Our Film and TV journalist, Ummo, attends the premiere of Primate and leaves feeling that the chimpanzee-goes-crazy gorefest lacks the depth it seems to aim for... but perhaps that’s okay?

As Single’s Inferno heats up with its Season 5 premiere, our Film and TV writer Zhi En dives headfirst into the messy, addictive world of reality dating shows. Are they mindless slops, or undeniable bops we can’t stop watching?

Our Film and TV Writer, Alyaa takes us into the world of slow film, revealing why some of cinema’s most memorable moments happen when almost nothing happens.

In this feature, our Film and TV journalist Aliyah recounts her experience at HELP University’s SinimaFest and shares her optimism for the future of Malaysia’s creative industry.

From teenage vampire heartthrob to brooding Batman, Robert Pattinson has grown up (or, old) with us. Our first Actor Spotlight on our Film and TV section sees Dinesh unpack the evolution of this British movie star.

It’s getting harder to escape a Letterboxd "Filmbro" explaining Tyler Durden or the ‘genius’ of Godard jump cuts to you nowadays. In this Film and TV article, Esther dives into the exclusive and supposedly ‘secret’ world of the "filmbro" club.

Nobody captures multicultural, heartfelt, and unapologetically controversial Malaysian cinema quite like Yasmin Ahmad. In this Film and TV article, Alyaa gives the iconic director her first spotlight on IGNITE.

Some films end. Some films stay with you. Naema’s hopeful review of Wicked: For Good shows how this sequel enchanted her in surprising ways.

Netflix delivered the final blow of 2025 by announcing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Are we losing the magic of theatrical releases? Caitlyn, our Film and TV writer, examines why cinema trips are fading in the age of ‘Netflix and chill'.

Have chick flicks been left behind in the 2000s? From rom-com classics to today's female-led films, our Film and TV writer, Alisha, looks into what we've lost and what still sparkles.

Our Film and TV journalist, Kaili, fills us in on the wonderful experience that is the Sini-Ma Fest. Also featured: the campus cats.

There’s a myth that no local films are worth watching anymore. On November 16th, Naema, our Film and TV journalist, hit Sini-Ma Short Film Festival at HELP University and showed just how wrong that belief is.

There’s a good chance you’ve been rewatching your comfort shows during dinner. If so, you’re in good company. Zainy, our Film and TV writer, shares the ones she always goes back to and why they never get old.

One Tree Hill Revival. Harry Potter Reboot. Are we simply indulging in nostalgia or we are embracing the death of originality? Our Film and TV Writer, Alyaa dives into the debate.

The basement is gone. Now it’s just snow, sleep, and nowhere to hide (not that you can exactly hide from your dreams). Adom, our Film and TV writer, steps into the nightmare to find out whether the sequel truly earns its scream.

The latest Frankenstein adaptation from Guillermo del Toro is hitting the big screens soon (really putting Jacob Elordi's height to good use). Our Film and TV Writer, Thivyaa, shares some of her favourite rebirths from the past century, and how each one carries forward Mary Shelley's legacy.

Coming of age is really nothing without its horrors. The horror of discovering who you are, or perhaps the horror of falling in love with your dead friend who's... not exactly dead. Zhi En explores these haunting intersections of identity and grief in The Summer Hikaru Died.