Fridae

Awarded a Silver Bear for Individual Artistic Contribution, the Alfred Bauer prize and the Fipresci Prize at the 55th Berlinale this year; Malaysian-born, Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang's The Wayward Cloud shocks audiences with its explicit sex scenes alternated with kitschy song and dance numbers.

Soh Yun-Huei reviews Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin, which traces the parallel stories of two young men coming to terms with their sexuality and scarred boyhoods.

Fridae's Alvin Tan catches the not-so-Fantastic Four and ruminates on how it appeals to the wish-fulfillment fantasies of gay men everywhere.

In My Father's Den is one of those rare cinematic creatures: It is a quiet and slow-burning film that explores the human geography of grief, jealousy, misunderstanding and revenge. But if you think that those last four nouns alone might imply a sad and depressing time for the audience, you'd be wrong.

Show your support for HIV prevention and community education, catch the "coming-of-age and coming-out" comedy of the year, Summer Storm, on April 20 in Singapore.

Fridae's Alvin Tan catches the made-in-Singapore gay movie Rice Rhapsody and gives it a less than rhapsodic review.

Fridae's Alvin Tan catches the supernatural-action thriller Constantine and swoons over the movie's gorgeous anti-hero, otherworldly denizens and their keen fashion sense.

Phin Wong says Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education is a gorgeous, intriguing film. The censors say it's just bad for you.

Fridae's movie buff Alvin Tan reviews Jennifer Garner's Elektra and wishes the super-heroine had not been resurrected from Daredevil.

Fridae reviews Butterfly, a sexy Hong Kong-made lesbian drama that promises to seduce lesbians with its sensual love and erotic sex scenes.