Barbarians: An impressive dramatisation of a historical event
One thing that Netflix is very good at is turning historical events into binge-worthy dramas, from the Russian Revolution (The Last Czar) to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (The Crown).
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‘Over the Moon’ does not go high enough
During the annual Moon Festival, the family happily make moon cakes for the whole village. However, not long after, Mama falls ill and passes away, leaving mourning Fei Fei a bunny, who she names Bungee.
Creating social change with a paintbrush
Koeurm Kolab is a 33-year-old Khmer artist from Battambang province, who has studied her craft at three different art schools.
Meet the master of traditional props
In a house situated on National Road 2, 68-year-old Deth Sovutha is working at his workshop table. With a large pair of scissors, he is cutting a sheet of cardboard into very small parallelogrammical shreds.
Hotel giants wake from slumber
The Park Hyatt Siem Reap is also on the verge of reopening, and will be welcoming guests back from November 5, for residential stays and restaurant reservations.
‘A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting’: A female hero saves the day
After Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween, Netflix takes on Halloween season with another spooky film which, like the Sandman’s latest project, is nowhere near scary but still fun to watch.
Social Distance: A fresh arrival about life during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, film buffs have imagined motion-picture projects featuring people’s struggles amid the hard times, and one has finally arrived even before the end of lockdown with the premiere of “Social Distance” on Netflix.
Videographer veteran Thong Saroth talks 25 years behind the camera
The film industry is dominated by men, but 50-year-old videographer Thong Saroth has gone against the grain through and proven through an illustrious 25-year career that women are just as capable as men.
City rebounds from slowdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic
Rodwell has also adapted to the lack of tourism by turning the café’s upstairs area into a community workspace, and on Sunday mornings this area is home to Nathalie Reubens’ Chair Yoga.
Destination For A Magical Trip
For centuries, Phnom Chhngok Cave Temple has been a sacred site venerated by the local people, but it was just only recent years that the site, filled with mysteries and magic, has been a popular holiday destination for multinational travellers.
Painting to answer personal questions
Koem Keo Socheat’s latest exhibition showcases a series of paintings aimed at answering questions regarding “tradition” and “sin” which she has been curious about since her childhood.
Cambodian farmers deploy scarecrows to ward off virus
Armed with a stick, a floral-shirted scarecrow with a plastic pot for a head stands guard in front of a rural Cambodian home – a sentry erected by superstitious farmers to ward off Coronavirus.
Every earthling should watch ‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet’
People around the world, especially environmental advocates, recognise David Attenborough as a national treasure.
‘Hubie Halloween’: best of Adam Sandler on Netflix
Netflix’s Halloween month has started with something funny: Happy Madison’s Hubie Halloween. Like many other Adam Sandler projects, it is not a critics’ darling, but many people on social media are saying the film has saved 2020.
The Kingdom’s symbolic tree meets pyrography
Rouem Bunhak is an artist based in Siem Reap province who uses palm tree leaves to create pyrography artworks.
Behind the screen: The anecdote of cyberbullying in Cambodia
Cyberbullying is a silent killer which has driven many young people to suicide.
Digital artist uses animation to promote Khmer culture
Sam Daro, a Cambodia-based digital artist, has used his platform to promote Khmer through animated characters in gaming and filming entertainment for more than nine years.
COLLIN’S Sky Dining & Gastro Bar launches new menu
COLLIN’S Sky Dining & Gastro Bar has launched an array of new items to their tantalising menu this week, made with the freshest, quality ingredients to get the taste buds of patrons tingling.
“Emily in Paris” – a fun escape despite bad reception
Although some critics, and French people, have reacted badly to the latest Netflix original American comedy-drama series “Emily in Paris”, the show has had a very positive response from fans in general, who adore its combination of travel, fashion, comedy, romance and feminism.
Noodles: my family’s heirloom
Mi Kork Orussey, a small restaurant on a narrow street, is crowded with people for almost the whole morning, daily. It is not unusual to see people park their cars hundreds of metres away and walk to the restaurant for breakfast.
Vegetarian menu stars at Farm to Table kitchen ‘take over’
As part of a series of guest “take-overs”, chef Pola Siv took the helm of the Farm to Table kitchen last week to serve a five-course gastronomic dinner themed with his personal interpretation of the following question: What does sustainable food mean to you?
German Unity Day
For Germany, 2020 is not an ordinary year: On the 3rd of October 30 years ago, Germany was finally one again, after being divided for more than four decades.
Student shares his experience studying the Chinese language
Fluent in both Chinese and English with a major in international studies, he has played a role in many events across the globe.
“Enola Holmes”: The story of Sherlock Holmes’s sister and what could have been
If you are a big fan of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, you must know that he has a brother, Mycroft Holmes, a government official with abilities of deduction and knowledge exceeding those even of his brother.
More films to be released next month
A couple on holiday one day discover a strange video showing one of them killing the other. Now, they have to solve the mystery behind it.
Being beautiful for the environment
Nhim Sorida is an environmental advocate who promotes local health, beauty and household products made from natural ingredients and raw materials in Cambodia.
‘Fast’ way to healthier living
Fasting is becoming a buzz word in recent years. Even the Hollywood celebrities are beginning to jump on the wagon of this emerging trend.
Retro museum finds its place in Siem Reap
Because the items are worth no more than scrap to many Cambodians, who have been through years of civil wars and a genocidal regime, many have called a genuine collector “crazy, but he loves it.
The Devil all the Way: Surprisingly good
The latest Netflix original horror thriller The Devil all the Way, an adaptation of American writer Donald Ray Pollock’s debut novel, has no lack of disturbing characters.
Netflix picks: best book adaptations
1922: A murder mystery involving a Nebraska farmer, his wife and his teenage son. Based on Stephen King’s 2010 horror novella.
