by Angela Frattarola | Oct 25, 2023 | Opinion (2023)
The 2023 science fiction thriller, No One Will Save You, seems to harken back to the days of silent film. There is barely any dialogue in the entire film, which instead, keeps audiences in a state of constant alertness by heightening the mundane sound effects of...
by Zoelynn Wong | Oct 13, 2023 | Opinion (2023)
Between main character Hirayama’s (Kōji Yakusho) less-than-talkative demeanour, and his obsession with cassette classics, music is clearly foregrounded in Wim Wenders’ latest film, Perfect Days (2023). It serves a crucial element in Hirayama’s characterisation, both...
by Boo Yi Ting | Oct 6, 2023 | Opinion (2023)
Sauna Sister is the text that first greets the audience on screen before the words gently fade into the film’s title, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood. Director Anna Hints’ first feature-length documentary depicts the interactions between multiple sauna sisters — the women...
by Zoelynn Wong | Sep 19, 2023 | Opinion (2023)
Let’s talk about sound. Although it was not the first film to incorporate synchronised sound (that distinction belongs to The Dickson Experimental Sound Film from 1894, despite its flaws), The Jazz Singer (1927) marked the shift from silent films to ‘talkies’. Its...
