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Exploring #6: Paul Thomas Anderson

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Disclosure Day (2026)

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My Father’s Shadow (2025)

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Touki bouki (1973)

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To Singapore, with Love (2013)

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Last Metro, The (1980)

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Blade, The (1995)

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Exploring #23: Mike De Leon

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How to Divorce During the War (2026)

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Useful Ghost, A (2025)

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May 10, 2020June 8, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Paar (1984)

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  • 1984, Goutam Ghose, India
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A hard-hitting โ€˜survivalโ€™ film of sorts in two movements, one set in a rural Indian village and the other in Calcutta city, that depicts an โ€˜Untouchableโ€™ coupleโ€™s severe hardship as they try to navigate poverty, helplessness, and even lawlessness, in a terribly unforgiving world. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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May 6, 2020October 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Feels Good Man (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, USA
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Pepe the Frog gets unceremoniously thrown into the US sociopolitical mixer in this insightful documentary about the pervasiveness of memes, perils of Internet culture and one manโ€™sโ€”creator Matt Furieโ€”angst toward all that is wrong with American society. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 28, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Earth (1930)

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  • 1930, Aleksandr Dovzehnko, Soviet Union
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Dovzhenkoโ€™s representative if propagandistic work of the Soviet silent era is visually poetic even if in retrospect its pro-Stalinist call for collectivism remains controversial.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 25, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Persecution (2009)

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  • 2009, France, Patrice Chereau
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A strong performance by Romain Duris canโ€™t quite lift Patrice Chereauโ€™s faltering final film about the incommunicability and anxiety of human relationships.ย 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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April 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Away From Her (2006)

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  • 2006, Canada, Sarah Polley
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A quiet and subtle drama about old age and adapting to new dynamics of a decades-long marriage, backed by a superb performance by Julie Christie.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 20, 2020June 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Au revoir Taipei (2010)

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  • 2010, Taiwan
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In this quite assured feature debut, Arvin Chen explores not so much true love at first sight, but rather the site of first true love.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

August: Osage County (2013)

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  • 2013, USA
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Intense performances by the ensemble cast, in particular Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, elevate this honest and painful portrait of a feuding family to rather solid drama status.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Artist, The (2011)

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  • 2011, France, Michel Hazanavicius, USA
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This silent film about silent films will be sure to make enough noise to garner some trophies come awards season.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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April 16, 2020June 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Atlantis (2019)

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  • 2019, Ukraine, Valentyn Vasyanovych
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Shot in austere long takes, this post-apocalyptic drama from Ukraine is a cautionary tale on both the psychological and ecological impact of war.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Arbitrage (2012)

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  • 2012, USA
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Richard Gere gives an excellent performance in this intense drama about moral dilemmas and making hard choices.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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