Posts by Eternality Tan

For more than 17 years, ET has been intensely 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.

November 26, 2023 by Eternality Tan

King of Comedy, The (1982)

De Niro’s most wicked performance for a Scorsese picture, this is an incisively comical take on what happens when the determination to succeed in showbiz is taken to the extreme.

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November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Monk and the Gun, The (2023)

Works almost like a satirical comedy, this pleasant sophomore feature from the ‘Lunana’ director explores the Bhutanese way of life in light of the country’s modernisation of culture and politics.

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November 21, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Last Men in Aleppo (2017)

Several men make it their life’s mission to save lives as the Syrian war escalates in this harrowing documentary that is somewhat too reliant on cloyingly manipulative music to deliver the emotions.

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November 20, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Brilliant performances by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon drive this lavishly-produced biopic on the famed pianist-entertainer Liberace.

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November 19, 2023April 17, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

This layered Cannes Palme d’Or-winning work, part courtroom drama, part marital exposé about the mysterious circumstances surrounding a death is Justine Triet’s most complex picture to date.

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November 14, 2023February 2, 2025 by Eternality Tan

Cria cuervos… (1976)

A great Spanish film about childhood, death and painful memories, featuring an exceptional performance by the bright-eyed if soulful Ana Torrent, with director Saura deftly navigating different planes of temporal and psychological realities.

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November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Youth (Spring) (2023)

Youth labour in textile factories in China’s Zhejiang province is the central focus of Wang Bing’s social realist documentary that shows us what it’s like to be toiling away to make ends meet.

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November 11, 2023November 13, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Gate of Flesh (1964)

Suzuki’s dynamic if provocative work here tells of the sexual politics of flesh and humiliation, set in postwar Japan under American control.

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November 10, 2023April 17, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Perfect Days (2023)

Wenders’ new film sees him return to Japan for a contemplative take on the human experience in modern society, following the daily routine of a cultured toilet cleaner who is obsessed with collecting cassette tapes of American oldies.

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November 7, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Youth of the Beast (1963)

A triple-crossing crime actioner from master studio craftsman Suzuki that sharpened the critical focus on his thrilling devil-may-care filmmaking style.

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Eternality Tan

Hailing from Singapore & writing about cinema since 2007

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Posts by Eternality Tan

King of Comedy, The (1982)

Monk and the Gun, The (2023)

Last Men in Aleppo (2017)

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Cria cuervos… (1976)

Youth (Spring) (2023)

Gate of Flesh (1964)

Perfect Days (2023)

Youth of the Beast (1963)