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Rose (2026)

September 14, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Exploring #26: Alonso Ruizpalacios

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We Are All Strangers (2026)

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Exploring #25: Amit Dutta

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Queen at Sea (2026)

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Chimes at Midnight (1965)

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American Doctor (2026)

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Time to Live, a Time to Die, A (1985)

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Dear You (2026)

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My Favourite Films of 2025

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Category / Criterion Collection

March 25, 2020May 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1963, Japan, Tokuzo Tanaka, Zatoichi
  • 2 Comments

This fourth โ€˜Zatoichiโ€™ movie sees loyalties put to the test and swordfighting action on a larger scale.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

They Live by Night (1948)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Nicholas
  • 1948, Nicholas Ray, USA
  • 1 Comment

Nicholas Rayโ€™s debut feature is a straightforward lovers-on-the-run โ€˜romance-noirโ€™ with strong chemistry between the two leads.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 17, 2020August 30, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Charulata (1964)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1964, India, Satyajit Ray
  • 5 Comments

Another extraordinary work by Ray, directed with a profound delicateness that translates into great performances and astonishing visual flourishes.  

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 16, 2020March 27, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Music Room, The (1958)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1958, India, Satyajit Ray
  • 9 Comments

An extraordinary masterpiece by the great Satyajit Ray that captures the clash between tradition and modernity in a deeply poetic, melancholic (and musical) way.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 15, 2020May 10, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Aparajito (1956)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1956, India, Satyajit Ray
  • 1 Comment

Rayโ€™s powerful follow-up to โ€˜Pather Panchaliโ€™ has moments of exquisite emotional beauty and a deep sense of coming-to-terms with an ever-changing, sobering reality.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 15, 2020March 27, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Pather Panchali (1955)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1955, India, Satyajit Ray
  • 5 Comments

One of the greatest films of all-time from the legendary Satyajit Ray.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Kid with a Bike, The (2011)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 2011, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
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Another compelling gem from the Dardennesโ€”tender, empathetic and mature, yet so deceptively simple.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020January 24, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Rosetta (1999)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 1999, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 3 Comments

Arguably the Dardennesโ€™ most important film with a searing performance by debutant Emilie Dequenne, though its nauseating vรฉritรฉ style takes getting used to.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020October 2, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Promesse, La (1996)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 1996, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 2 Comments

Now regarded as the first โ€˜Dardennesโ€™ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Missing (1982)

  • Costa-Gavras, Criterion Collection
  • 1982, Costa-Gavras, Mexico, USA
  • 1 Comment

Superb political mystery-thriller that is stimulating, and featuring magnetic performances from Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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