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.

December 1, 2019July 3, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Iodo (1977)

A strange if beautifully-shot work by Kim Ki-young about how myths might operate in the modern world.

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November 29, 2019March 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Good Lawyer’s Wife, A (2003)

Im Sang-soo fashions a sexually-explicit drama about a disintegrating family that doesn’t quite work in a meaningful way, but its playful nature might prove charming for less demanding audiences.

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November 28, 2019February 17, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Son, A (2019)

An assured new voice in Arab cinema comes in the form of this well-acted Tunisian drama infused with suspense and uncertainty.

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November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Not Mine to Love (1967)

Accompanied by a low-key jazzy score, this is a light and sensual take on the complications of a past romance.

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November 24, 2019February 2, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Perfect Candidate, The (2019)

Al-Mansour’s second Saudi Arabian film may be mellow and straightforward in approach, but it is a step forward for the depiction of strong women in the country.

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November 20, 2019April 25, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Red Dust (1990)

One could maybe marvel at its storytelling efficiency with a 90-minute narrative spanning decades of tumultuous modern Chinese history, but it doesn’t quite know whether to be epic or cheesy in its treatment.

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November 19, 2019February 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

This is an absorbing, top-tier Hollywood car racing biopic that dazzles with its technical execution and features one of Christian Bale’s finest performances.

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