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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

January 26, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Le petit soldat (1963)

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When Marnie Was There (2014)

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Police Story (1985)

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August 32nd on Earth (1998)

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Genus Pan (2020)

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Caught in the Net (2020)

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My Sister’s Good Fortune (1995)

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Drunken Angel (1948)

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Small Town, The (1997)

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Tag / 1956

August 10, 2020August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Wrong Man, The (1956)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1956, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 2 Comments

A stylistic and narrativistic departure for Hitchcock that is anchored by solid performances by Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 15, 2020March 17, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Aparajito (1956)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1956, India, Satyajit Ray
  • 1 Comment

Ray’s powerful follow-up to ‘Pather Panchali’ has moments of exquisite emotional beauty and a deep sense of coming-to-terms with an ever-changing, sobering reality.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Killing, The (1956)

  • Criterion Collection, Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1956, Stanley Kubrick, USA
  • 1 Comment

4 stars

Kubrick treats the crime-noir genre in a revolutionary non-linear storytelling way in what is one of the most effective American heist films ever made.

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June 26, 2019August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Bigger Than Life (1956)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Nicholas
  • 1956, Nicholas Ray, USA
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At times operating like a domestic ‘horror’ film about the disintegration of a nuclear family, this controlled and daring drama sees Nicholas Ray and actor James Mason in great form.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Early Spring (1956)

  • Criterion Collection, Ozu, Yasujiro
  • 1956, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu
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4.5 stars

This post-“Tokyo Story” drama may be one of Ozu’s longest endeavours, but it is also a superb if anomalous (at least of his later works) effort that centers on a young, salaried man tackling career and marriage.

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