Continue reading →Difficult to connect emotionally, though it features a technical masterclass in a nearly hour-long 3D sequence-shot that must be experienced on the big screen.
Author / Eternality Tan
Angels Wear White (2017)
Continue reading →Qu’s second feature is a decent follow-up to ‘Trap Street’ in what is a bleak sociopolitical indictment of the treatment of women in modern society.
Drug War (2013)
A violent climactic showdown between cops and drug dealers redeems this part-intriguing, part-draggy work by Johnnie To.
Life Without Principle (2011)
Continue reading →A film of two halves – the first uninteresting, and the second intriguing in this flawed Johnnie To drama.
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Continue reading →One of the greatest achievements in documentary filmmaking and it is in the medium of animation.
Election (2005)
There’s not much action in this, but To develops a mostly engrossing triad flick about infighting and power plays.
Happiness (1998)
One of the greatest modern transgressive American films ever made, directed by Todd Solondz with remarkable sensitivity and total control of tonal shifts.
My Favourite Films of 2018
Since last year, I have given out imaginary awards to the films I love most or hold in high regard for the year.
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Vengeance (2009)
More of what we have come to expect from Johnnie To operating in the crime-thriller territory, but now with a French lead in tow.
Life During Wartime (2009)
Continue reading →A slow and thematically dense drama about forgiving, forgetting, and remembering, backed by a decent ensemble performance.
