Natalie Ng, Author at Filmed in Ether

How ‘The Third Wife’ navigates girlhood and womanhood

Natalie NgJune 13, 2019

Ash Mayfair's The Third Wife is a delicate portrait of womanhood and girlhood - one that few filmmakers could make. We explore all the ways her film navigates these themes....

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Limits and Love: How ‘Shoplifters’ and ‘It Comes’ confront parenthood

Natalie NgMay 6, 2019

Japanese films Shoplifters and It Comes are more alike than their genres let on. We explore all the ways these two films unpack its themes of parenthood....

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Review: Kingdom (Season 1)

Natalie NgFebruary 21, 2019

Joseon-era politics and gory zombie horror unite in Netflix's new original drama series, Kingdom. We review the first season of this anticipated Netflix Original series....

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How Hepburn and Classical Hollywood inspired ‘Color Me True’

Natalie NgNovember 5, 2018

For Japanese Film Festival Australia 2018, we look at all the ways the gorgeous new film, Color Me True, pays tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood....

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Defiant Women: Examining Japanese Classics ‘A Geisha’ & ‘Manji: The Goddess of Mercy’

Natalie NgOctober 16, 2018

Japan has had a fascinating history of depicting defiant women on screen. We look at just two of its classics ahead of JFFAU 2018....

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What ‘Little Forest’ gets so right about women, food and relationships

Natalie NgAugust 16, 2018

More than just a film about food, we look at what makes Im Soon-rye's 'Little Forest' such a successful depiction of women and relationships....

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