This weekend, you may want to support our feminist allies at SlutWalk Singapore's SlutScreen 2012 film festival at the Goodman Arts Centre, which features three documentaries about marital rape, sexual assault and the 'virginity movement'.

In cinemas this week, our pick of the week is Breaking Dawn: Part 2, otherwise known as possibly the last chance to see Taylor Lautner strip down to his skivvies for a long time. The final instalment in the Twilight saga features that much as well as a climactic showdown between the Cullens and the Volturi.

Never mind that the Chinese invaders got airbrushed via CGI into North Korean military goons in the Red Dawn remake. I'm here to tell you that if you want to watch a movie about the transformative experience of war and how it turns boys to men, or about the importance of defending your country: there's only ONE film showing right now that shows all that, and it's obviously Red Dawn.

Arriving in time for the obligatory year-end holiday mascot movie season, Rise of the Guardians is a surprisingly entertaining and clever animated picture that envisions Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and even the Easter Bunny as a league of fantasy superheroes.

Till next week,

Vernon Chan