Paskalis Damar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 590 )

• Justice League (2017) – Review

  

  DC has found its fun serum that does no justice Review: Let's break down Justice League into good news and bad news first. The good news is Justice League... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Generation (2017) – Review:

  

  For as long as history repeats itself, an endless generation clash would always be an intriguing topic to ponder on. No matter how much technology or lifestyle... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Flatliners (2017) – Review

  

  It's sad to finally learn that Niels Arden Oplev's (The original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)is neither a sequel nor a blood-related spin-off of Joel... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hujan Bulan Juni (2017) – Review: A Less-narrative Visual Poetry

  

  Hujan Bulan Juni (literally 'June's Rain), an adaptation of Sapardi Djoko Damono's poetic novel, presents a complicated yet colorful romance thread between two... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Beyond Skyline (2017) – Review

  

  Review: Despite being critically lambasted, The Brothers Strause' 2010 alien invasion flick, Skyline, is a legit B-movie success-grossing USD 79 million from US... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Posesif (2017) – Review: A Juggernaut of Teenage Romance

  

  This is Lala's first love; yet, Yudhis wants it to be their forever. That's how Posesif abridges its powerful content. It's a high-school meet-cute that... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Review

  

  Review: Giving Taika Waititi ( What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) a Marvel gig is indeed the studio's biggest game-changer, even bigger than... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Only the Brave (2017) – Review

  

  Review: Behind the heavy testosterone-laden drama, Only the Brave highlights true act of heroism in the most respectful way. It might look like a show-off of... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Babysitter (2017) – Review

  

  Review: The Babysitter, Netflix new original flick, is surprisingly an exhilarating ' Home Alone ' of teen-slasher thriller. It revolves around a fateful night... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Happy Death Day (2017) – Review

  

  Review: A college student, Tree (Jessica Rothe), woke up in a random guy's (Israel Broussard) dorm room before she went on and did what all mean girls should do... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Promise / เพื่อน..ที่ระลึก (2017) – Review

  

  Made by one of Thailand's horror powerhouses, Sophon Sakdaphisit, The Promise tells a fictional ghost story about the country's famous Ghost Tower -an... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Day (2017) – Review

  

  The idea of reliving the same day in a loop a la Groundhog Day gets a South Korean treatment in Cho Sun-ho's (writer of Killer Toon) directorial debut, A Day... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blade Runner 2049 (2017) – Review

  

  It's year 2049-30 years following the events in the original Blade Runner (1982). A new story embarks as a next-gen 'Replicant', now working as a 'Blade Runner'... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Moss (2017) – BALINALE Review

  

  Review: It's difficult to grasp what Daniel Peddle's Southern coming-of-age drama, Moss, tries to emanate. Shot in the midst of lush Pleasure Island, North... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Almacenados (2015) – BALINALE Review

  

  Review: Jack Zagha Kababie's Almacenados (a.k.a. Warehoused ) houses an absurdly ridiculous two-man show about employment, specifically pre-retirement... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Paradoxical / 時光 (2017) – BALINALE Review

  

  Review: Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, Mu-Ming Tsai ( Hanzi, Design Thinking, Maker ), spawns his first feature film, Paradoxical- a romance drama which goe... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bluebeard (2017) – BALINALE Review

  

  Review: South Korean female director, Lee Soo-youn ( The Untitled ) showcases her admiration to Alfred Hitchcock as she borrows the auteur's cinematic style to... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pengabdi Setan (2017): A Phantasmal Love-letter

  

  As an avid fan of Siswono Gautama Putra's 1980 cult classic Pengabdi Setan (a.k.a. Satan's Slave), Indonesia's most versatile director Joko Anwar crafts a highl... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Gerbang Neraka (2017): Genre-defying Mess

  

  Gerbang Neraka a.k.a. Firegate (literally 'Hell Gate') combines an urban legend about Gunung Padang in West Java with sci-fi bravura and horror apparition into... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – Review

  

  Review: Taking up where the first film left, Kingsman: The Golden Circle revolves around the downtown-boy-turned-secret-agent, Eggsy (Taron Egerton), as he... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES