Posts by Eternality Tan

For 20 years, ET has been 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, and Arsenal FC.

January 26, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Witch, The (2015)

Eggers’ first feature is remarkable in its precision and economy, and no doubt one of the most bone-chilling horror films to come out in the last few years.

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January 24, 2020March 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Swallows of Kabul, The (2019)

A painterly and potent animation that tackles the terrible oppression faced by women in Taliban-occupied Kabul in the late 1990s.

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January 22, 2020April 14, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Perfect Blue (1997)

Satoshi Kon’s first feature is a chilling psychological character study in adult anime form.

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January 21, 2020July 24, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Little Women (2019)

Backed by superb performances, particularly from Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh, Greta Gerwig’s screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel is refreshing, poignant and utterly compelling.

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January 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Venus in Fur (2013)

A mundane affair with two actors, or a strong exercise in building sexual tension? Maybe both.

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January 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Painted Bird, The (2019)

Not for the faint-hearted, this highly-disturbing and extremely grim film about a boy’s experience of Eastern Europe during WWII packs a powerful, almost surreal punch.

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January 20, 2020March 5, 2020 by Eternality Tan

21 Studio Ghibli Movies on Netflix from 1 Feb 2020

Source: Netflix

For the first time ever, the expansive catalogue of Studio Ghibli films will be subtitled in 28 languages, and dubbed in up to 20 languages. These movies will be available for Netflix subscribers from Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

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January 19, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Ghost Writer, The (2010)

Polanski, Roman
2010, France, Germany, Roman Polanski, UK
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One of Polanski’s finest post-2000s efforts – this is a first-rate old-school mystery-thriller that sees the master filmmaker at the top of his game.

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January 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Marriage Story (2019)

Led by two quite effective leads in Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, Baumbach’s film about the perils of marriage and the pain of divorce has moments to savour.

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January 18, 2020May 26, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Pianist, The (2002)

Polanski, Roman
2002, Germany, Poland, Roman Polanski, UK
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One of Polanski’s finest films, and a great WWII Holocaust drama about human resilience, and the beauty and power of music to overcome sheer adversity.

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Eternality Tan

Hailing from Singapore & writing about cinema since 2007

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Posts by Eternality Tan

Witch, The (2015)

Swallows of Kabul, The (2019)

Perfect Blue (1997)

Little Women (2019)

Venus in Fur (2013)

Painted Bird, The (2019)

21 Studio Ghibli Movies on Netflix from 1 Feb 2020

Ghost Writer, The (2010)

Marriage Story (2019)

Pianist, The (2002)