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.

April 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Jackie Brown (1997)

Some pacing issues aside, Tarantino’s only screen adaptation mostly works because of our faith in his characters and where he takes them to.

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April 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

State of Siege (1972)

Costa-Gavras sets his sights on Latin America in this superbly-constructed political-thriller that raises questions about the United States’ complicit involvement in counterinsurgency, torture and violence.

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April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Autumn Moon (1992)

A Japanese man and a Hong Kong schoolgirl try to find meaning in their lonely existence as they are faced with uncertainties of the future in this thoughtful and introspective drama.

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April 20, 2020June 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Au revoir Taipei (2010)

In this quite assured feature debut, Arvin Chen explores not so much true love at first sight, but rather the site of first true love.

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April 18, 2020May 24, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Home and the World, The (1984)

Ray’s third adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s work late on in his career is a quietly-composed and deliberately-paced tale about the intertwining of domestic and national affairs.

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April 18, 2020July 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Au revoir les enfants (1987)

One of Malle’s finest works, this restrained drama builds up slowly, only to leave you emotionally shattered by the end of it.

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April 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

August: Osage County (2013)

Intense performances by the ensemble cast, in particular Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, elevate this honest and painful portrait of a feuding family to rather solid drama status.