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Natasha Alvar

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Biography:

Natasha is a Singapore-based critic and writer. She has written for Cultured Vultures, Moviebabble, The Critical Movie Critics and Rice Media. She is currently the editor-in-chief at The Fiction Department and is the resident (self-proclaimed) rom-com expert. Find Natasha @litmysoul.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
People We Meet on Vacation (2026) 75% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s got the bones of rom-coms like 27 Dresses and How to Lose a Guy in 10 days, where the leads have enough romantic chemistry to overcome the weak spots in the script.” – The Fiction Department Jan 11, 2026 Full Review Eternity (2025) 77% 3.5/5 EDIT “What Eternity brings to the table is the nexus between love and existence. If we can choose the people we want to be with in the afterlife, and we can only choose once, who will we choose?” – The Fiction Department Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “These aren't whodunits, but morality tales, where the good and the wicked face off.” – The Fiction Department Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% 3/5 EDIT “Noah Baumbach’s film wants us all to consider whether the endeavours we pour ourselves into ultimately bring us value, or if they are just hollow pursuits that leave us as empty husks.” – The Fiction Department Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 95% 5/5 EDIT “Is there value to a life simply lived? If I leave nothing behind – no legacy, no descendants, no mark – if I leave the world quietly and without sound, would my life have mattered? ” – The Fiction Department Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s not all bad certainly, but I was expecting great and I got something that is simply … alright? It’s not quite defying gravity, a slight levitation feels more accurate when it comes to Wicked: For Good.” – The Fiction Department Nov 23, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% 4/5 EDIT “I appreciate del Toro’s vision. He took a story about the hate, violence and destruction inherent to mankind and made it about love and forgiveness. Frankenstein’s Creature becomes more human than monster because he chooses to be. ” – The Fiction Department Nov 9, 2025 Full Review Hedda (2025) 89% 3.5/5 EDIT “Who is Hedda? I only know what she is not – she is not a wife, not a mother, she is not happy. As she gazes at us, submerged in a body of water with a slight smile on her face, we lament that Hedda’s world never gave us the chance to know her at all.” – The Fiction Department Nov 9, 2025 Full Review After the Hunt (2025) 37% 4/5 EDIT “It all feels very messy, especially when we want straightforward justice and punishment. But it’s meant to be discomforting, from the Woody Allen font in the opening credits to the off-kilter jazz in the soundscape. ” – The Fiction Department Oct 19, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% 5/5 EDIT “What I love about Paul Thomas Anderson’s films is how varied and diverse they are – in tone, subject matter – yet they feel distinctly his, in the writing, the filmmaking. ” – The Fiction Department Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Oh, Hi! (2025) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Sophie Brooks’ Oh, Hi! proves that it’s still possible to have original rom-coms that offer us insightful takes on modern dating. ” – The Fiction Department Sep 21, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% 3.5/5 EDIT “There’s something so disconcerting about the dark, and Cregger loves to let us sit in these dark spaces and wait before tormenting us with some fiendish surprise. ” – The Fiction Department Aug 19, 2025 Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% EDIT “This is why Materialists, despite its masquerade of cynicism, is unbelievably hopeful and optimistic.” – The Fiction Department Aug 19, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun (2025) 87% 3.5/5 EDIT “The Naked Gun (2025) will never be a comedy movie that makes you feel something – that’s just not part of its DNA. Its whole intention is just to make you laugh at all the stupidity and have a good time at the movies.” – The Fiction Department Aug 10, 2025 Full Review My Oxford Year (2025) 29% 2/5 EDIT “My Oxford Year lacks the substance to tear its way into our soul and make a home. There isn’t enough there narratively to haunt us, and all you’ll want to do is seek out tearjerkers that do satisfy.” – The Fiction Department Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) 62% 3/5 EDIT “Happy Gilmore 2 is just a silly good time. It’s not the best golf comedy movie there ever was – I don’t think even the original can claim that – but it’s good fun.” – The Fiction Department Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “I won’t be hyperbolic and claim this is the best Superman movie to ever exist, but hey, it’s a super start.” – The Fiction Department Jul 20, 2025 Full Review KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “The animated film has a gorgeous art style, great character arcs and a smashing soundtrack that I’ll be bopping to all summer long.” – The Fiction Department Jun 29, 2025 Full Review Deep Cover (2025) 90% 4/5 EDIT “The comedic set pieces are simple but they work. Even when the hilarity of watching them slip in and out of these personas have worn off, the brisk pacing and tension keeps things interesting. ” – The Fiction Department Jun 18, 2025 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% 3.5/5 EDIT “Any movie that’s able to draw tears from me and make me think about the value of my ordinary life deserves some applause, even if it’s not a standing ovation.” – The Fiction Department Jun 13, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 80% 3.5/5 EDIT “The Final Reckoning ends up a bit of a mixed bag, but it’s still a great reminder of why we go to the movies.” – The Fiction Department Jun 8, 2025 Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 58% 3/5 EDIT “The first half is pretty good and manages to keep the viewer intrigued, however, the second half goes completely off the rails and not in a good way. ” – The Fiction Department May 5, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Every year we beg for more original movies to save us from the graveyard of reboots, sequels and regurgitated content that’s being shoved down our throats. Sinners is the answer to that prayer, the salvation to our starved movie souls.” – The Fiction Department Apr 28, 2025 Full Review A Nice Indian Boy (2024) 95% 4/5 EDIT “A Nice Indian Boy is just a lovely, saccharine film. As a rom-com lover, it’s such a treat to get to watch something so effusively beautiful and just filled with love.” – The Fiction Department Apr 20, 2025 Full Review Holland (2025) 21% 2.5/5 EDIT “I really wanted to like Holland since I do appreciate Cave’s visual style – she knows how to make a good looking picture. But a film is nothing without a good screenplay – it’s all wilted flowers here instead of bloody tulips. What a shame.” – The Fiction Department Mar 31, 2025 Full Review
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