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Crossing, The (2021)

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nanook of the North (1922)

June 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trou, Le (1960)

June 26, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Lingui, the Sacred Bonds (2021)

June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nostalghia (1983)

June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Broker (2022)

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Remorques (1941)

June 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Vie de Jesus, La (1997)

June 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trial of Joan of Arc, The (1962)

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June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Crossing, The (2021)

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  • 2021, France
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Exquisitely hand-painted frame by frame, this French-language arthouse animation is bleak yet hopeful, about two young siblings who are forced to leave their home in order to flee from war and persecution in Eastern Europe.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nanook of the North (1922)

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  • USA, Documentary, 1922, Robert Flaherty
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Purportedly the first-ever documentary made (or more accurately, staged) in the history of the medium, Flaherty’s eye-opening and intimate look at an Inuit family living in a harsh and cold environment poses age-old questions of authenticity and truth.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 26, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trou, Le (1960)

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  • 1960, France, Jacques Becker
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Becker’s swansong is one of the most underrated based-on-a-true-story prison escape movies in world cinema—its simple, efficient storytelling style hides a highly-detailed narrative that propels the story forwards through plot and action. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Official Competition (2021)

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  • 2021, Spain
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A decent Spanish comedy that pokes fun at the film industry, acting and the creative process, benefiting from the wonderful charisma of its trio of actors.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 5, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Pleasure (2021)

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  • 2021, Sweden
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A young Swedish woman travels to Los Angeles in hopes of becoming a porn star in this sexually explicit if eye-opening dramatisation of professionalism, as coded by pleasure, pain, power and submission.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 29, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Ennio (2021)

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  • 2021, Documentary, Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy
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It’s not easy to do a documentary about the life and work of arguably the world’s most extraordinary film composer, but Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore just about makes it work as it captures the sheer breadth and range of the maestro’s legacy.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

April’s Daughter (2017)

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  • 2017, Mexico, Michel Franco
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A naïve teenage girl gives birth but her wily mother has other sinister ideas in this well-directed Mexican drama that is not afraid to go down a morally contentious path.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Alcarras (2022)

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  • 2022, Carla Simon, Spain
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This finely-tuned Berlinale Golden Bear winner recalls the spirit of Rohrwacher’s The Wonders, showcasing a close-knitted inter-generational Spanish family of peach farmers who face the threat of eviction from their land.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 23, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Let It Be Morning (2021)

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  • 2021, Eran Kolirin, Israel
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A below-par effort by one of Israel’s established directors whose somewhat controversial film about a family trapped by a military lockdown of an Arab town in Israel has a great premise but suffers from an uninteresting execution. 

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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May 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Band’s Visit, The (2007)

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  • 2007, Eran Kolirin, Israel
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 A charming standout feature debut from Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin, whose work here explores culture and communication and the importance of co-existence and understanding in a divided world.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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