“When Jane, your average yet extraordinarily tolerant saleswoman stumbles upon a gun, she sets forth to take revenge on the men who have mistreated her, unleashing her pent-up rage and breaking the bounds of societal expectations.”

“As dark as it is becoming, the film's cinematography follows the cultivation of durian that is both metaphorical and visually intoxicating.The fruit, native to Thailand and Southeast Asia, appears as a motif throughout the entire film, cleverly interweaving its fragility and thorns akin to the film's characters.”

“Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?... is a staple romance film among many Indonesian teens today. It follows Cinta, a popular high school student in suburban Jakarta who spends most of her time with her four girlfriends—that is, until she meets and falls for Rangga, the unassuming winner of the school poetry competition.”

“The film’s theme of young rural workers migrating to urban cities in search of better opportunities still runs true in many Southeast Asian countries today. Equally true is the human trafficking, workplace abuse and exploitation, police brutality, and bureaucratic capitalism that these young hopefuls faced and continue to still face.”

“Discrimination and societal intolerance against homosexuality are culturally resonant themes explored in this film, reflecting the Khmer LGBTQ+ community's continued subjection to forced marriages, "corrective" rape, and violence at exponential rates (especially in rural areas).”