Posts by Eternality Tan

For more than 17 years, ET has been intensely passionate about everything that encompasses cinema. He is an adjunct lecturer of film studies, a professional curator, sometimes producing shorts, and always writing reviews. He's also an incredibly devoted fan of The Criterion Collection, plays the piano/keyboards and guitar, and absolutely adores Snoopies.

November 27, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Ramkhind (2001)

An ethnographic documentary on the Warli tribe in India, who are isolated from the modern world, as Amit Dutta captures their daily lives, rituals and myths with a keen observational eye.

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November 25, 2020October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wonderstruck (2017)

A languidly-paced work that has a great concept exploring human connections across time, with some moments of sublime filmmaking, but Haynes’ overall grasp of tone and thematic intent is a letdown.

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November 23, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Coachman, The (1961)

This Silver Berlin Bear winner is one of the great tear-jerking melodramas from the Golden Age of Korean cinema, depicting the struggles of a working-class family as they find their self-respect and dignity constantly being attacked.

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November 22, 2020August 16, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Certain Women (2016)

A triptych of stories of ordinary women in Montana, whose vulnerabilities and desires are given the quiet Kelly Reichardt touch in this slow and contemplative work.

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November 21, 2020July 3, 2025 by Eternality Tan

Green Ray, The (1986)

Probably the finest of Rohmer’s ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ series—a sublime, psychologically rich work about the emotional struggles to be open to romantic relationships yet it is also about being free and finding thyself.

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November 18, 2020December 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Boarding Gate (2007)

A lacklustre first half plagues Assayas’ globetrotting ‘thriller’ about corporate and personal manipulation, but it gets better and features Asia Argento in a strong performance.

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November 17, 2020August 6, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trap (2015)

Mendoza’s blending of documentary and fictional elements mostly works in this hard-hitting docu-drama about the survivors of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan.

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November 16, 2020December 31, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dark Knight Rises, The (2012)

Despite being the ‘weakest’ installment of Nolan’s ‘Batman’ trilogy, you won’t see a more epic and satisfying finale than this.

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November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Cul-de-sac (1966)

Polanski’s Golden Berlin Bear winner traverses the territory of absurdist cinema in what is a sporadically engaging but sharp commentary on power plays associated with psychological sadism and the gender and classist pressures to conform.

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November 15, 2020June 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Disciple, The (2020)

As a character study on a young Indian classical music vocalist trying to persevere in his quest to be a master of the craft, Tamhane’s sophomore feature is occasionally overwrought and ironically one-note.

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Eternality Tan

Hailing from Singapore & writing about cinema since 2007

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Posts by Eternality Tan

Ramkhind (2001)

Wonderstruck (2017)

Coachman, The (1961)

Certain Women (2016)

Green Ray, The (1986)

Boarding Gate (2007)

Trap (2015)

Dark Knight Rises, The (2012)

Cul-de-sac (1966)

Disciple, The (2020)