Continue reading →A ‘historical epic’ about a Swedish family emigrating to the States, told unhurriedly in the most intimate and natural of ways.
Author / Eternality Tan
Fanny (1932)
Continue reading →A great follow-up to “Marius”—hilarious, dramatic and features superb performances.
Ballad of Narayama, The (1983)
Continue reading →An uncompromising adaptation of a beloved tale where Imamura manages to find moments of poetry amid the brutality, carnal desires and existential torment.
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
A return to form of sorts for Jonathan Demme, who directs one of Anne Hathaway’s finest performances.
Something Wild (1986)
Rocking, grooving fun in this unpredictable and offbeat picture that impresses in its seamless shifts in tone and great chemistry between the two leads.
Oscars 2019 Prediction
Here are my predictions for Oscars 2019…
My Prediction Score: 15/24 (+ 6 dark horses)
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Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Continue reading →A seemingly straightforward serial killer on-the-run story sees Imamura deliver a devilishly clever examination of the complexities of human nature.
Land Imagined, A (2018)
Continue reading →Writer-director Yeo Siew Hua manages to find a beguiling balance between social realism and the hallucinatory in this promising Locarno Golden Leopard winner.
Godard’s Passion (1982)
Continue reading →Could be one of Godard’s most beautifully-shot films, but its experimental use of unsync dialogue combined with a fragmentary and obtuse narrative makes this challenging to appreciate.
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Continue reading →Jonathan Demme’s finest two hours is also one of the greatest films to emerge from the ‘90s.
