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I finally watched The Matrix Reloaded yesterday night. Well I missed half of the first movie on the plane, so I didn’t expect to understand what was going on in the second movie. The fight scenes were extended; the plot was thin, yet complicated; and the scene with that architect / Colonel Sanders lookalike was…

My review of the opening day of Ivan Heng’s Return of the Tai Tai.

Watching a new Superman movie after so many years brought back nostalgic memories. We girls had heard that this new Superman was suitably well-endowed … not with extra powers but, well, you know! Admittedly he had a slightly vacant look but I don’t blame him considering his endowment fund had been reportedly downsized! It’s like…

We interrupt this transmission of the second Gulf War to bring you news from the driving range: Vanessa Tan has finally broken the 170 metre barrier with her new driver. It was a straight and powerful drive which shot past the left side of the 167 metre flag. Tan was exuberant as she exclaimed to…

I just watched Troy and I don’t quite know what to make of it. Admittedly some moments were poignant – like the courage of the King of Troy for visiting Achilles to reclaim his son Hector’s body (aka Eric Bana who came out pretty well – his brother Paris aka Orlando Bloom, was just sitting…

We watched the Phantom of the Opera yesterday evening and the performance was solid. The catch to starring in a big musical that everyone’s heard of many times before, is that it is difficult to produce an exceptional performance, because the standards are already high. It was the same for this sellout performance at the…