Category: Movies

01
Sep
2009

Who is ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’?

Adapted from the bestseller, ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ tells of a man’s peculiar condition, of being involuntarily subject to fading…

31
Aug
2009

Soundtrack of Samsara

If there is a single film, that I have seen, that illustrates Samsara the most graphically, it would be Baraka….

30
Aug
2009

Not Even Supposed to be Here

I’m not even supposed to be here today! – Dante (Clerks) A Tit for a Tat (39) Tit: Why are…

27
Aug
2009

Not ‘The Final Destination’ Yet

Just when you think the ‘Final Destination’ trilogy was already complete, here comes ‘The Final Destination’ (also known as ‘Final…

25
Aug
2009

An Overrated Green Scarf

Guy: Why do you shop? Gal: When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then…

24
Aug
2009

Thinking Seriously About Waking Up

A delightful short dialogue from the movie ‘Spanglish’: Dad: (Open’s son’s door) You don’t have to get up yet, but…

20
Aug
2009

Truth is Not Enough

There is a quiz game show on TV that we all know, that is seemingly the most difficult, because almost…

20
Aug
2009

Alternative Film Reviews

To my aghast, despite having taken detailed notes for each of the movies below during previewing, I’m finding it quite…

16
Aug
2009

What Truly Draws People Closer

Dialogue from the movie ‘Closer’: Dan: I love you! Alice: Where?! Dan: What?! Alice: Show me! Where is this love?…

13
Aug
2009

Dharma Doodles

This is a doodle to share, as contributed by moonpointer reader Jetty (http://tinyurl.com/pg3mrx) Thanks! The view atop the mountain might…

12
Aug
2009

From Today, Vote Thrice a Day

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0 The documentary movie ‘Food Inc.’ has many important messages indeed, though vegetarians and vegans might be disappointed that…

11
Aug
2009

Our Hidden Nanomites

Featured in the ‘G.I. Joe’ movie are nanomites, which are super-microscopic robots measuring in nanometres. They are used in missile…

03
Aug
2009

Why We Probably Were Serial Killers

In the movie ‘Murderer’, the protagonist model detective suffers from lapses in memory (due to an injury and another reason…

30
Jul
2009

Why Bad Monks Are Good… on Film

I used to wonder why most movies featuring Buddhist monks show them going astray – at some point… Then it…

26
Jul
2009

See Food, Inc.

On Tue, 28 July, at 7pm, a Vegetarian Society Singapore representative will appear on a panel to discuss the documentary…

25
Jul
2009

‘Sankara’s Magical Touch of Theravadin Zen

This review is also featured at http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,8390,0,0,1,0 http://www.sankaramovie.com Though the award-winning Sankara was the opening film of Singapore’s International Film…

23
Jul
2009

What’s Your Death Star?

From the movie ‘Fanboys’ is the dialogue below. The guys were planning to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode…

23
Jul
2009

Dream or Real?

The following dialogue (from the movie ‘The Promotion’) took place when a couple hears a surreal semi-muted conversation about banjo-playing…

28
Jun
2009

Unnecessary Distraction

A Tit for a Tat (25) Tit: The guy behind is giving unneeded commentary on the movie to his friend!…

23
Jun
2009

Stuck in the ‘Land of the Lost’?

In the movie ‘Land of the Lost’, an explorer-scientist discovers a dimension which is not way back in the past…