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Disclosure Day (2026)

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 by Eternality Tan

My Father’s Shadow (2025)

June 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Touki bouki (1973)

June 12, 2026June 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

To Singapore, with Love (2013)

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Last Metro, The (1980)

June 1, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Blade, The (1995)

May 26, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Exploring #23: Mike De Leon

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 by Eternality Tan

How to Divorce During the War (2026)

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Useful Ghost, A (2025)

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Citizen Kane (1941)

May 11, 2026 by Eternality Tan

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Category / Criterion Collection

March 1, 2019May 10, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Emigrants, The (1971)

  • Criterion Collection, Troell, Jan
  • 1971, Jan Troell, Sweden
  • 3 Comments

A ‘historical epic’ about a Swedish family emigrating to the States, told unhurriedly in the most intimate and natural of ways.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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February 26, 2019December 6, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Fanny (1932)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1932, France, Marcel Pagnol
  • 2 Comments

A great follow-up to “Marius”—hilarious, dramatic and features superb performances.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.
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February 24, 2019March 31, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Something Wild (1986)

  • Criterion Collection, Demme, Jonathan
  • 1986, Jonathan Demme, USA
  • 2 Comments

4.5 stars

Rocking, grooving fun in this unpredictable and offbeat picture that impresses in its seamless shifts in tone and great chemistry between the two leads.

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February 22, 2019October 7, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

  • Criterion Collection, Imamura, Shohei
  • 1979, Japan, Shohei Imamura
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A seemingly straightforward serial killer on-the-run story sees Imamura deliver a devilishly clever examination of the complexities of human nature.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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February 17, 2019April 9, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

  • Criterion Collection, Demme, Jonathan
  • 1991, Jonathan Demme, USA
  • 4 Comments

Jonathan Demme’s finest two hours is also one of the greatest films to emerge from the ‘90s.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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February 2, 2019November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Personal Shopper (2016)

  • Assayas, Olivier, Criterion Collection
  • 2016, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 5 Comments

Olivier Assayas’ beguiling take on the ‘ghost story’, made with a blend of sensuality and tension, and backed by a stirring turn by Kristen Stewart.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.
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February 2, 2019November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

  • Assayas, Olivier, Criterion Collection
  • 2014, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 4 Comments

In some way a loose thematic companion piece to Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars”, but with greater dramatic introspection, though not necessarily tight enough to soar.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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January 19, 2019July 13, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Thief (1981)

  • Criterion Collection, Mann, Michael
  • 1981, Michael Mann, USA
  • 3 Comments

Mann’s debut feature is a slick and assured crime-thriller that would bear the hallmarks of some of his finest works.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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January 17, 2019November 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Pierrot le fou (1965)

  • Criterion Collection, Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1965, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 3 Comments

It’s an inventive, original piece, but also a pretentious mess that struggles to sustain in what could be one of Godard’s most overrated films in his prolific first decade as a non-conforming artist.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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January 17, 2019August 25, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Band of Outsiders (1964)

  • Criterion Collection, Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1964, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 6 Comments

Stylish and radical, this free-wheeling Godard film is entertaining and impossibly cool.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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