6 days Ago By The Straits Times
Horror movies have always tried to tackle society’s current anxieties, but sometimes the execution falls short of the premise. Some years ago, I was in a van with other journalists on a trip across Malaysia. Because there would be a DVD player on board, I offered to bring a disc and everyone agreed that it would be a great idea.
Since I was a movie reviewer, they thought it would be like snagging Jamie Oliver to cook at a dinner party. It was going to be spectacular. Already a subscriber? Log in Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month $9.
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