Stephanie Liew, Journalist

At its crux the film captures how love can build, flourish, fade and devastate, and how we go on living life and doing it all over again.

You can imagine Solange writhing, stomping and tossing her head back in a similar fashion in the company of her friends.

After it’s all over, Cox and co. have indeed left us wanting more.

After the increase of feminism in film/music during 2013, Stephanie Liew predicts 2014 will be an even greater year for the ladies.

A driven narrative, glamorous costume and set design, first-class performances and cameos aplenty keep you hooked from beginning to end.

As well as making singing look as easy as talking, Ngaiire puts her whole body and soul into the notes that come from her, moving uninhibitedly with the music and feeling every word that comes out of her mouth.

See it with your school-aged relatives, parents, grandparents, friends… Just make sure you see it.

"The future used to be something very goal-driven for me in this band."

While on the whole Blue Jasmine has some shortcomings – a weak ending and awkward pacing at times – it is carried by fully-formed, layered protagonists and is ultimately a fascinating character study.

Park manages to keep the atmosphere at just the right balance of creepy, gripping, uncomfortable and sensual; watching Stoker is a brilliantly conflicting experience.

Dense in thematics, Upstream Color is worth watching to be a part of its discussion, moreso than merely in and of itself.