A Good Year
There’s something less than thrilling at the prospect of yet another movie about a pompous businessman caught up in the ego of earning a quick buck who suddenly has a change of heart and rediscovers himself. With Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man) as the self-professed bastard Max Skinner and directed by the usually reliable Ridley Scott […]
The OH in Ohio
High flying executive Priscilla (Parker Posey, Superman Returns) and biology teacher Jack (Paul Rudd, The 40 Year-Old Virgin) are trapped in a passionless, dead-end marriage—and it’s all because of Jack’s inability to give Priscilla an orgasm. Things only get worse when Jack walks in on Priscilla getting some much needed sexual relief from—oh, horror of […]
Magma German Wine Bistro
With the recent Oktoberfest, it seemed like the perfect time to go and check out German bistro Magma. This unpretentious open-kitchen restaurant has a friendly bar area at the front where one can enjoy a few drinks as well as an attached store selling all manner of German delicacies. There are sauces, wines, beer, chocolates […]
Jerry’s Barbeque & Grill
It’s been about a year since Jerry’s opened its third outlet in Tanglin Shopping Centre, and we thought a revisit was in order. Happily, we can report that the restaurant has come into its own, and offers the kind of dining experience we’ve come to associate with Jerry’s—good food in comfy surroundings. The staples are […]
Senso Ristorante & Bar
It’s become a Club Street institution in just a few short years, and it’s easy to see why Senso is still doing well. Well enough that they’ve instituted their own version of the Sunday brunch, and on weekends for dinner they’re still packed both inside and in the delightful courtyard. On the Saturday night we […]
Rising Force’s Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Legendary guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen arrives with his band Rising Force to deliver an aural onslaught.
Homage to the New Skin by Zai Kuning and John Sharpley
Zai Kuning and John Sharpley put up an experimental show Homage to the New Skin.
Art or Fart Part 2
An art expert and an art idiot decipher the works at the Singapore Biennale 2006.
The Covenant
Somebody tell the folks responsible for The Covenant that the late ’90s called and they want their trends back. Unless you’re one of those people who “understands the pain” of teenage “goth” group My Chemical Romance (or something equally melodramatic), there’s only two things you’ll get from this quasi-goth teen flick—lots of cute guys or […]
Flushed Away
Rodney Saint James (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is an uptown rat living a pampered, domesticated life as a pet to a well-off family in London. His comfy world literally goes down the toilet, however, when gutter rat Sid (Shane Ritchie) invades his peaceful home and sends him spiralling down into the sewers, where he discovers […]