The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 249) – Spilt Gravy
11 years after this film was completed, it finally gets a cinema release. Based on Jit Murad’s 2002 play, could this film be the quintessential Malaysian film?
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The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 248) – Tiga Janda Melawan Dunia
Three widows from a small village go on a mission to attend their favourite singer’s final concert.
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 247) – Hari Raya Ads 2022
It’s that time of the year when we crap on local Hari Raya ads!
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 246) – Hello! Tapir
8-year-old Ah Keat sets off in search of the mythical nightmare-eating creature in the forest, hoping it will bring his father back to life. Written and directed by Taiwan-based Malaysian Kethsvin Chee.
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 245) – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Yeoh is in the movie. So I guess it’s Malaysian! But is it good?
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 244) – Gila Gusti
This movie seems to want to create awareness about the existence of a professional wrestling organisation in Malaysia. But we can’t decide if it is a satire, parody, drama or even a film at all!
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 243) – CNY Ads 2022
More Chinese New Year ads this year as usual! Too many maybe?
I was on BFM’S A Bit of Culture in an episode called ‘Criticism, Tropes and Cultural Export’
We talked about online film criticism in Malaysia, common film tropes and the export of South Korean culture.
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 236) – Mencari Rahmat
This is a Malaysian film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’.
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 235) – Bukit Kepong
The restored HD version of this classic nationalist film where Malaysian police fight evil communists is now available online.
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