The Kinetoscope

no place for the pictures

The Projector found no way to survive. What killed it?

Sep 1 • 

Benjamin Yap

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June 2025

Cinematic Alchemy with Chantal Akerman

With our shredded attention spans, what can the works of Chantal Akerman offer us even when they always feel so difficult to sit through?

Jun 13 • 

Benjamin Yap

5

April 2025

Ghibli Park, Aichi: Cinema Orion

The wonderful world of consumerism

Apr 5 • 

Benjamin Yap

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March 2025

Adventures in Movie-going – Kyoto

Three cinemas in Kyoto, A Real Pain, Lynch films

Mar 26 • 

Benjamin Yap

3

Adventures in Movie-going – Tokyo

A travelogue through a few of Tokyo's cinemas

Mar 7 • 

Benjamin Yap

6

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January 2025

2024 Wrap-up

8784 hours in 3443 words: favourite films, My Brilliant Friend, TV/anime, books, videogames, and a reflection on media consumption

Jan 4 • 

Benjamin Yap

3

December 2024

SGIFF35 Recap Part 2

I finish up my recap on 2024's SGIFF35, covering An Unfinished Film, HAPPYEND, No Other Land, Time To Be Strong, and more.

Dec 19, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

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SGIFF35 Recap Part 1

Brief thoughts on the films I've been catching at SGIFF35, including Stranger Eyes, All Shall Be Well, By The Stream, and more. Part 2 forthcoming!

Dec 6, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

2

November 2024

Deconstructing the craft of The Zone of Interest

So, why are you interested in making this?

Nov 12, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

2

October 2024

Us and The Night

Audrey Lam's film set in a library invites inspection and introspection.

Oct 2, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

3

September 2024

What I’ve been doing lately 2

A smorgasbord: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; looking back on Double Fine's Psychonauts; revisiting Kubrick; re-reading Marilynne…

Sep 12, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

4

A boy’s world: notes on “masculine camp” in Helter Skelter (2012)

An exploration of ‘camp’ in a masculine context through Helter Skelter, John Wick, and the “hyper-cool” worlds of Hideo Kojima.

Sep 5, 2024 • 

Benjamin Yap

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