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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)

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March 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Happy Old Year (2020)

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  • 2020, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand
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An easy-going Thai movie about the need to let go of the past that gets the balance between comedy and serious drama just about right.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 6, 2020February 10, 2020 by Eternality Tan

I Lost My Body (2019)

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  • 2019, France
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Creative and original, this French animation meditates on personal loss with eye-popping visuals, but never quite reaches any significant emotional peak.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Buoyancy (2019)

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  • 2019, Australia
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A gripping feature debut that explores a current social issueโ€”slave labourers on board fishing vessels in Southeast Asiaโ€”that is both urgent and disturbing.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 31, 2020December 8, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Waves (2019)

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  • 2019, Trey Edward Shults, USA
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At times intoxicating, the filmโ€™s kaleidoscopic approach to exploring the depths of human emotions is invigorating and refreshing.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 24, 2020March 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Swallows of Kabul, The (2019)

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  • 2019, France
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A painterly and potent animation that tackles the terrible oppression faced by women in Taliban-occupied Kabul in the late 1990s.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Painted Bird, The (2019)

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  • 2019, Czech Republic
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Not for the faint-hearted, this highly-disturbing and extremely grim film about a boyโ€™s experience of Eastern Europe during WWII packs a powerful, almost surreal punch.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019)

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  • 2019, China, Gu Xiaogang
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A poetic and quietly-resonating feature debut that is slow but never meandering, plus it features one of the yearโ€™s most extraordinary tracking shots.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 11, 2020October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Synonyms (2019)

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  • 2019, France, Israel, Nadav Lapid
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At times frustrating to watch, this unorthodox work about national identity will impress and alienate in equal measure.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Bacurau (2019)

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  • 2019, Brazil, Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonca Filho
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A great and promising film when it is in Portuguese, but suffers several tonal missteps when English takes over in this strange work about politics, class and violence.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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December 27, 2019July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Unteachable (2019)

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  • 2019, Documentary, Singapore
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Authentically depicting the academic struggles of several students from the Normal Technical stream in a Singapore neighbourhood school, this illuminating documentary is a must-watch for teachers, students and parents hoping for a pedagogical way forward.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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