Paskalis Damar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 573 )

• Review Long Shot (2019)

  

  Theron and Rogen’s blithesome chemistry excels in this carefree political rom-com that feels somehow sincere and biting at the same time. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review The Wandering Earth / 流浪地球 (2019)

  

  The premise and production value of The Wandering Earth is otherworldly stunning; while the well-intended movie isn’t without flaw. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review 27 Steps of May (2019)

  

  Raihaanun delivers a stark and raw yet sterling performance to become the soul of this powerful story about sexual trauma. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Avengers: Endgame (2019)

  

  With Endgame, Marvel provides an emotionally overwhelming cinematic experience as a closure to its carefully planned universe (built in 11 years) to be... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku / Memories of My Body (2019)

  

  Also titled as Memories of My Body, Garin’s Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku presents a melancholy tale of mysticism, philosophy and sensualism about human body through... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review The Curse of Weeping Woman (2019)

  

  Even though packed with creatively crafted jumpscares and dramas that make sense, La Llorona could never really reach its potential. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Guava Island (2019)

  

  Donald Glovers' artistry meets Hiro Murai's sensitivity produce an uplifting, musical dramedy which feels violent and elevating at the same moment. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Ave Maryam (2019)

  

  Beyond the beautifully staged and shot pictures, Ave Maryam is a black comedy with Catholic guilt as the punchline.‬ Rich with subtexts; but modest, if not poor... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Sunyi (2019)

  

  Sunyi showcases most of the director’s style and jump-scares without ever worrying about the story. It’s pretty basic—in terms of story and scares, after all. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Greta (2019)

  

  Huppert and Moretz deliver unnerving performance even when Greta ends up being a pulpy thriller with a bizarre third act. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Hellboy (2019)

  

  Neil Marshall’s Hellboy is truer to the nature and style of the source materials compared to the versions it reboots; however, that doesn’t make it a better... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review It Comes / 来る (2019)

  

  Tetsuya Nakashima's horror devices a long list of plot twist mechanisms simultaneously and enticingly in one grand, yet campy and long-winded horror that demand... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Pet Sematary (2019)

  

  The new Pet Sematary turns the dead into a whole new creepy entity compared to the 1989 adaptation. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Mantan Manten (2019)

  

  It’s flawed, but Mantan Manten manages to deliver an emotionally gripping look on letting go of love lost from an unusual take on Javanese matrimony tradition.‬ Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Shazam! (2019)

  

  DC revamps their superhero rosters with Zachary Levi as Shazam! — a fun-loving, absurd icon with a highly uplifting twist of the tropes. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Dumbo (2019)

  

  While Dumbo is visually likable, it wasn't charming, let alone magical. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review The Hole in the Ground (2019)

  

  The Hole in the Ground almost works in a similar manner as The Babadook—about parental challenge; only this one delves to deep into the lore. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review My Stupid Boss 2 (2019)

  

  While Reza Rahadian’s performance is such a crown jewel, My Stupid Boss 2 still feels like a compilation of comedy sketch that only partially work. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review The Dirt (2019)

  

  JACKASS DIRECTOR HELMS A MÖTLEY CRÜE BIOPIC. The Dirt is all SEX, ROCK N ROLL, DRUGS, NIHILISM AND “CHILL, DUDE, IT WON’T WIN ANY AWARD.” Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review Five Feet Apart (2019)

  

  Five Feet Apart is like a deliberately sappy fanfiction of The Fault in Our Stars saved by Haley Lu Richardson’s star-making performance and Cole Sprouse’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2019 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES