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 Aidil Rusli
Aidil Rusli
Aidil Rusli loves rock 'n' roll, still believes in the words "indie" and "underground", and after all these years still sings in his band Couple facebook.com/wearecouple. You can get in touch with Aidil by emailing: [email protected]
 

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Demi Moore has emerged as a serious contender for the best actress award after rave reviews for her fearless performance in ‘The Substance’. — AFP pic

‘The Substance’: A wonderfully deranged piece of horror filmmaking and a loving tribute to Brian Yuzna and Stuart Gordon

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‘Speak No Evil’ and ‘Salem’s Lot’: Two new horror remakes that will leave you debating whether they’re necessary

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‘Dead Talents Society’: A surprise Taiwanese delight that’s begging to be discovered

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‘Blink Twice’ & ‘The Crow’: Two new movies you can catch in local cinemas right now

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Fede Alvarez shows us how it’s done again with ‘Alien: Romulus’

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‘Trap’: An imperfect yet cheekily bonkers delight

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‘Longlegs’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Two new commercial hits absolutely worth checking out at a cinema near you

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Two new TV shows that will keep you very entertained

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The unexpected poetry of ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

Australian actor Bren Foster stars as the lead character Alex Faulkner in 'Life After Fighting'. — Screen capture via YouTube/KinoCheck Action

‘Life After Fighting’: A new action hero is born, and his name is Bren Foster

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How to make 'Grandma' a box-office hit

A scene from ‘Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction’. ― Picture courtesy of Japanese Film Festival

Four interesting films you should catch at the JFF Online 2024

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy poses after the screening of the film ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2024. ― AFP pic

'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' ― a case of both too much and too little

A scene from the ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’. — Screen capture via YouTube/20th Century Studios

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ & ‘The Roundup 4’ are solid proof that franchise films still work when done right

A YouTube screenshot of a scene from ‘Late Night With The Devil’.

Four new horror flicks for you to stream this week

Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers in ‘The Fall Guy’. — Screen capture via YouTube/Universal Pictures

‘The Fall Guy’ & ‘The Sin’: Two genre-benders now playing in Malaysian cinemas

A scene from ‘The First Omen’. — Screen capture via YouTube/20th Century Studios

Is ‘The First Omen’ the first good film in The Omen franchise?

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'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' is a gloriously silly and fun ride

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‘Agak Laen’ & ‘Dune: Part Two’: Two box-office and critical hits currently playing in Malaysian cinemas that you shouldn’t miss

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New Spanish language chills courtesy of ‘The Grandmother’ and ‘Virus-32’

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New zombie variations in 'The Sadness' and 'Wyrmwood: Apocalypse'

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'X' and 'Bull' ― Two outstanding new genre movies worth seeking out

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What to watch: Michael Bay, Michelle Yeoh and an Emirati version of 'Paskal'

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'Master' and 'The Cursed' ― two horror flicks new to streaming worth checking out

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My Oscar predictions for 2022

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Three new horror flicks on Shudder worth checking out

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Dark, brooding and three hours long, is 'The Batman' worth it?

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The many faces of ‘lockdown’ movies and their newest kids on the block ― ‘Kimi’ and ‘Alone With You’

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'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Fistful of Vengeance' and 'The Privilege' ― three new genre offerings from Netflix to check out

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'Marry Me' and 'Death On The Nile' ― two new Hollywood flicks you can catch in Malaysian cinemas now

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'The Free Fall' and 'The Hypnosis' ― two psychological horror films that blur the line between reality and fantasy

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'Red Rocket' and 'Pleasure' ― two films about porn stars that deserve to be seen

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Two leftover films from 2021 you shouldn’t miss

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Three new movies you can catch in Malaysian cinemas this week

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My favourite Blu-ray releases of 2021

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My favourite genre films of 2021

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My favourite films of 2021

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