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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

Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Eyes Without a Face (1960)

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 by Eternality Tan

April (2024)

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Exploring #22: Piotr Szulkin

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April 13, 2020July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Edge of Democracy, The (2019)

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  • 2019, Brazil, Documentary, Petra Costa
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A largely engrossing crash course on how the current Brazilian political landscape, warts and all, came to be in this incisive Oscar-nominated documentary.  

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Anguish (1987)

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  • 1987, Bigas Luna, Spain
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A meta-horror film that sees the spectator as victim, constructed as a part-experimental, part visceral experience.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 13, 2020April 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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  • 1959, Otto Preminger, USA
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One of the best courtroom dramas ever shot, Preminger’s film may be lengthy but is tremendously engaging.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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April 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Albert Nobbs (2011)

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  • 2011, Ireland, UK
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Strong performances by Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska help to elevate this heartfelt Oscar-baiting period film to something that is worth a watch.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Aftershock (2010)

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  • 2010, China, Feng Xiaogang
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The emotional struggles of a family torn apart by a major earthquake sets the melodramatic tone of this decades-spanning Chinese disaster epic.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 12, 2020September 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)

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  • 1938, Michael Curtiz, USA
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A light-hearted adventure-comedy from the Golden Age of Hollywood with a predictable storyline but outstanding period production design.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

9 (2009)

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  • 2009, USA
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Not exactly fully-developed, but interesting nonetheless – this is an animation about an apocalyptic world that is more suitable for teenagers than kids.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 11, 2020February 13, 2021 by Eternality Tan

317th Platoon, The (1965)

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  • 1965, France, Pierre Schoendoerffer
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This war film shot in Cambodia and lensed by the great Raoul Coutard strongly emphasises on realism, but may feel slightly underwhelming.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 2, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dawns Here Are Quiet, The (1972)

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  • 1972, Soviet Union
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An unusual and at times powerful Soviet WWII movie about a male sergeant leading a group of inexperienced women soldiers into a skirmish with marauding Nazis.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 30, 2020October 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Talking About Trees (2019)

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  • 2019, Documentary, Sudan
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Cinema can be the raison d’être for many of us, but this illuminating Sudanese documentary shows us that it can also be a marker of a lifetime of despair.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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