Review: J.Edgar
[inSing] Relentless in his pursuit for lawfulness and abhorred for his hardliner ways, America’s first and longest serving Director of the FBI, John Edgar Hoover’s battles for justice in the mean streets of the early 20s and struggles with his own dark alleyways is dramatized in this biopic directed by Clint Eastwood.
The Singleton Guide to Valentine’s Day
[inSing] Alone, depressed and had enough of your emotional relationship with things like video games and ice-cream? It’s no fun being single unless you’re distilled malt. Coupled with Singapore’s current all-time low fertility rate at 8.5 (that’s birth per 1,000 citizens mind you), there’s a demand for you to go out there and make some babies. But before you start googling for awesome kid names, you need to be with someone; it kind of works that way. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, here are some sure-fire tips to find and/or get on the official status with that partner of your choosing.
5 Sexy Bars For First Dates
[inSing] It’s that time of the year again when you gleefully wait to get stabbed by cupid’s arrow. We however, prefer not to let you bleed on mythical ideologies and instead ask that you take matters into your own hands. The proverbial first dates, famed for being the stepping stone to a fruitful and healthy relationship, or provide you a reason why you should be in a relationship with a fruit instead. No matter where your health-consciousness stands, the love doctor prescribes these 5 bars for a romantic and fabulous V-day.
5 wine bars worth checking out
[inSing] The local wine drinking culture is going mainstream with retailers and establishments opening their doors wider to both novice drinks as well as wine connoisseurs. Gone are the days when only a selected few with deep pockets could afford quality premium wines. With more vineyards from the New and Old World wineries, top-tiered wines are becoming more affordable than ever before. We popped the cork, swirled those glasses and sipped the white and reds at some of the best wine bars around.
Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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[inSing] “Who’s up for an adventure?” asked a beaming Alexander Anderson (played by Michael Caine who can still run at his age). That question heard in trailers - and asked about three more times throughout the film - set the premise to what is to be an action-packed journey through an island where the only mythical thing about it is that its ecological system is flipped—small animals are huge and vice versa. And as the credits rolled, we caught ourselves asking, “What adventure?” Honestly, without the ingenious idea of changing the ecological system, the film would have been over in 30 minutes.
Review: I Spit On Your Grave
[inSing] Jennifer Hills (Sarah Butler - usually semi or fully naked) needs to get away from the bustling city life to write her novel and rents a riverside cabin. Unknown to her, the local hillbillies are plotting to shake her up for unintentionally humiliating one of them –Johnny (Jeff Branson), a gas station attendant. What was supposed to be a lesson taught ended up going too far with Jennifer being brutally gang-raped by two of Johnny’s friends, a mentally challenged plumber and a Sheriff. Jennifer survives the ordeal and dives into the lake, never to be seen again –or so they thought.
Singapore Nightlife Year In Review, 2011
[inSing] The parties didn’t stop all the way to the last breath of 2011 –a year which saw some of the biggest international artists dropping by our shores, a wave of freshly appointed club residents, and a thriving bar scene with new establishments appearing faster than taxis before midnight. We take a look at the highlights of the year gone by in this Singapore nightlife special.
Deck The Halls: Christmas Tipples & Feasts
[inSing] It’s that time of the year again where we erect that pine tree and cover it with twinkling lights and ornaments, and ultimately deck the halls with boughs of holly. While we fa-la-la into Christmas, and prepare to stuff our faces with festive goodies and get lucky under the mistletoe, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of night out revelry that’ll make Santa jealous because he has got a tight schedule. From promotions to specials and gift ideas to party nights, we’ve made sure that the only person to eat that cookie and drink that milk in the early morning will be you. Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Kampai! - 5 best Japanese bars
[inSing] The Japanese invasion in Singapore is happening again, but this time it’s a welcoming endeavour. With both authentic and Nippon-inspired bars and restaurants cropping up all over the island, punters are spoilt for choice. We walked pass the chōchin lanterns and through the Noren curtains to try the ji-biirus, teppanyakis, sakes, sushis, yakitoris and kaiseki ryōri to suss out our favourite few Japanese bars.
Review: 50/50
[inSing] The thing with disease themed movies is that one can expect high drama fragmented with tear-jerking moments. Peppered with a sense of hope (or demise) through characters that are as predictable as they are stereotypical, these supposedly inspiring stories can fall flat or come off as horridly cliché. But director Jonathan Levine’s 50/50 come from a sense of reality, a reality that in these situations, no one, not even the therapist, really knows how to handle the emotions that come with the pain.
