Now regarded as the first ‘Dardennes’ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.
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Promesse, La (1996)
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Author / Eternality Tan
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Missing (1982)
Superb political mystery-thriller that is stimulating, and featuring magnetic performances from Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek.
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Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, A (2019)
An affirmation of values of love and compassion, this sentimental film banks on Tom Hanks’ genial performance as the famous Fred Rogers.
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Bait (2019)
There’s something anachronistic about its visual style, but Mark Jenkin’s modern 16mm experiment about social tensions in an English fishing village largely impresses with its extraordinary use of nearly all manner of montage.
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
One of the most visually-stunning biopics ever made, this complexly-layered work about art, politics, memory and imagination is arguably Paul Schrader’s finest moment as a filmmaker.
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My Favourite Films of 2019
As per tradition in March, I will give out imaginary awards to the films that I love most or hold in high regard for the preceding year.
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Better Tomorrow II, A (1987)
Pales in comparison to the first movie, Woo’s sequel (which suffered tremendously in post-production) has excellent action but a poorly-constructed story.
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Hail Satan? (2019)
Provocative in an important way, this cautionary if hilariously satirical documentary emphasises the need to be open to understanding minority groups in pluralistic, secular countries.
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Atlantics (2019)
It does feel overreaching at times, but Mati Diop’s French-Senegalese first feature is a beguiling take on how tragedy can haunt the present.
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National Geographic’s COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS premiering on 10 March 2020
Source: National Geographic
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS, the planet’s most beloved science franchise, will return for a third season with a two-hour world premiere on 10 March.
The series will be released in Southeast Asia at the same time as the United States with two back-to-back episodes every Tuesday, 8am (SGT), with a primetime encore at 9pm (SGT).
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