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Last Metro, The (1980)

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Category / Jarmusch, Jim

November 24, 2021December 18, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1999, Jim Jarmusch, USA
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A riveting if underrated postmodernist tale by Jarmusch about the multiplicities and intersections of cultures new and old, starring an excellent Forest Whitaker as a hip-hop listening African-American hitman deeply influenced by the ancient mythos of the Japanese samurai.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Mystery Train (1989)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1989, Jim Jarmusch, USA
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An essential early work of Jarmusch, this is a cinematic hymn to Memphis city’s rich musical history, filmed as a connecting triptych of oddball characters of various nationalities over the course of one day and night in this ‘ghost town’. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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April 26, 2020May 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dead Man (1995)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1995, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 5 Comments

A stylish revisionist anti-Western masterpiece by Jim Jarmusch that is both surreal, spiritual and poetic, backed by a stunning improvised ‘live’ score by Neil Young.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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October 15, 2019May 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Night on Earth (1991)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1991, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 1 Comment

Five uneven vignettes shot in different cities centering on conversations between cab drivers and passengers—this is Jarmusch in easy-going mode as he captures the pathos of human connection.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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August 18, 2019May 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

  • Jarmusch, Jim
  • 2013, Germany, Jim Jarmusch, UK
  • 3 Comments

This ‘anti-vampire’ movie sees Jarmusch bring his idiosyncratic style to the well-worn genre in refreshing and poetic ways.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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July 29, 2019October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Dead Don’t Die, The (2019)

  • Jarmusch, Jim
  • 2019, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 1 Comment

It is occasionally funny, but it grows weary—and possibly pointless—after a while.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.
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March 29, 2019June 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Permanent Vacation (1980)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1980, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 2 Comments

Jarmusch’s first feature is at best a time capsule of New York City in the late ‘70s, and at worst, an aimless and meandering borefest.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.
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March 24, 2019June 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1984, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 2 Comments

One of the key works of American independent cinema from the ‘80s, with Jarmusch presenting a beguiling tale of three loners who may or may not need each other’s company.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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March 23, 2019June 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Paterson (2016)

  • Jarmusch, Jim
  • 2016, Jim Jarmusch, USA
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Jarmusch’s understated film about a bus-driving poet is both a charming and tranquil experience.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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March 23, 2019May 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Down by Law (1986)

  • Criterion Collection, Jarmusch, Jim
  • 1986, Jim Jarmusch, USA
  • 3 Comments

Jim Jarmusch’s third feature is difficult to pigeonhole, in what is a stylishly shot piece that works as an offbeat if poetic comedy.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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