Set in the late 30s and early 40s, this telemovie sees Xiang Gu as a sweet Cantonese lass left in the lurch when her matchmaker mom absconds with the tontine funds. Hokkien mee seller Ah Ba comes to her rescue and the rest is a refreshing romantic comedy.
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
This animated Christmas movie is based on the classic novel of the same name.
Facing the world with our fair share of uncertainties and/or apprehensions, many of which, sadly, may be well-founded, is nothing to sneeze at. Influenced and buffeted by the constant barrage of social media, fake news, and general upheaval present in our contemporary reality, what IS real and what's not becomes a blur.
Izzy and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts and making their own decisions.
We can criticize depictions from old media, but they weren’t simply “good for their time”. They were fighting and struggling in a world we can’t imagine.
Not a lot of people realize that being introverted is not always a permanent state of mind. Being considered an introvert by others is a complicated thing; not everyone likes being labelled “shy.”
