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Oscars 2026 Prediction

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Beaches of Agnes, The (2008)

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Trial, The (1962)

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September 10, 2020October 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, The (2019)

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  • 2019, Canada
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A modest if quietly effective Canadian film that is shot in real-time in a largely uninterrupted long take, about an indigenous woman suffering from domestic abuse who is discovered by a compassionate stranger.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Corpus Christi (2019)

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  • 2019, Jan Komasa, Poland
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Love, forgiveness and redemption weigh heavily in this Oscar-nominated religious-based drama about a young sinner who unexpectedly poses as a priest in a small Polish town. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Suicide Room (2011)

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  • 2011, Jan Komasa, Poland
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A disturbing and occasionally powerful look at youths with suicidal tendencies through the off/online realms that they inhabit.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 29, 2020October 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Metamorphosis of Birds, The (2020)

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  • 2020, Portugal
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This extraordinary Portuguese docu-fiction is best described as Malick meets Parajanovโ€”a transcendental portrait of what it means to navigate the personal, the familial and the ancestral as a lineage of lived experiences. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 24, 2020March 24, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Honeyland (2019)

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  • 2019, Documentary, North Macedonia
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A dogged Turkish beekeeper in rural North Macedonia is the anthropological subject of this ravishingly-beautiful documentary that poetically explores the joys and sadness of personal subsistence.ย 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 12, 2020June 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)

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  • 1991, Documentary, USA
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One of the greatest documentaries about the making of a movie everโ€”and of ‘Apocalypse Now‘ no less.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 7, 2020December 10, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Napoleon (1927)

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  • 1927, Abel Gance, France
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This 5 ยฝ hour-long French silent masterwork is an undisputed milestone of its era, telling the story of one of the most famous military leaders in history with eye-opening innovation that still remains startling today.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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July 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Mirch Masala (1987)

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  • 1987, India
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Despite being overly melodramatic and feeling somewhat dated, a womanโ€™s stand against the patriarchal order is brought to life in Ketan Mehtaโ€™s rousing tale.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 13, 2020July 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Painter and the Thief, The (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, Norway
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Art, crime and the human condition intersect deftly in this beguiling documentary about the unlikely friendship between a painter and the thief who stole her paintings.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 10, 2020July 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Swallow (2019)

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  • 2019, USA
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Haley Bennettโ€™s hypnotic performance as a pregnant woman with a new compulsion for eating hard and sharp objects gives this polished feature debut a nuanced edge.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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