Matthew Chan

About the author

Matthew Chan is a film journalist & critic living in Singapore. He was part of the Youth Jury and Critics Programme of the 30th Edition of the Singapore International Film Festival. He has also contributed pieces as a freelance film critic to several festivals: including Encounters Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival as part of its New Waves Programme. He is a regular writer for Singaporean outlet Sindie, which is dedicated to covering Southeast Asian film, and will be pursuing an undergraduate degree in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California.

Films

Après moi, le déluge

VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DISASTER PHENOMENON IN IDFA’S …

review by Mariana Hristova

In a troublesome world like the one that we inhabit today, the apocalyptic frame of mind becomes a more or less natural part of the everyday narrative, be it politically, socially, or artistically. …

Meet Doug

Realist magic

review by Laurence Boyce

Two wannabe gangstas sit in a car and sing along to rap, their current song being little more than a succession of curse words that would make a sailor blush. Filmed in a naturalistic style, it’s a …

Insides and Outsides

The Exploratory Films of Kurdwin Ayub

review by Savina Petkova

A look at how the Kurdish artist and filmmaker Kurdwin Ayub glues together ‘inside’ and ‘out’, inspired by her retrospective at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. Before telling a story about …