Author Archives: Daniel Yun

1917

Posted on January 17, 2020

I remember there was a night when I was training as a cadet soldier. I thought I could not go on. It was an endless exercise of search and destroy in the mountains of Kaoshiung in Taiwan. Out of the … Continue reading →

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A Sense Of Home

Posted on January 7, 2020

Last week, I pondered over something close to home. The concept of home. A friend based in Los Angeles was back in Singapore for his son’s National Service enlistment. His wife is Taiwanese, his son was born in America. I … Continue reading →

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Ip Man 4

Posted on December 27, 2019

For those of you who see this film as an almost vulgar cash cow of commercial filmmaking, the eastern equivalent of the Rocky franchise, you may want to know Ip Man 4 is back-to-basic filmmaking at its best. You know … Continue reading →

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Marriage Story

Posted on December 19, 2019

There is nothing new in saying every marriage has a story. Watching ‘Marriage Story’, however, is quite a new experience. Directed, produced and written by Noah Baumbach, it is a story of a union that seems to be happy, until … Continue reading →

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The Silver Lining

Posted on December 14, 2019

‘You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only option.’ I have read this line somewhere and I thought I knew what it meant. This year, two film projects brought me face to face with raw … Continue reading →

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