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Joyland (2022)

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Taxi Driver, A (2017)

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Charcoal (2022)

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Castle of Purity, The (1973)

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Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties (1965)

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Tag / 1965

May 12, 2023May 18, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties (1965)

  • Li, Han-Hsiang
  • 1965, Li, Han-Hsiang, Taiwan
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A sprawling historical epic set during China’s Warring States period as one king oppresses another king and his people—there’s a sense of tragic grandiosity to the overwrought melodrama while this shorter restored version is still too long.  

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Time to Love (1965)

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  • 1965, Turkey
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A man falls in love with the portrait of a lady but refuses to be romantically involved with the real person in this incredibly gorgeous Turkish film, though it does rely too much on repetition and fatalism to work.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 9, 2022April 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Samurai Assassin (1965)

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  • 1965, Japan, Kihachi Okamoto
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Could have been a definitive samurai picture if it wasn’t too exposition heavy, but still quite a solid entry by Okamoto-Mifune. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Holy Man, The (1965)

  • Ray, Satyajit
  • 1965, India, Satyajit Ray
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A con-man who pretends to be an all-powerful spiritual guru is at the centre of Ray’s modest if stinging social commentary on the naivety of succumbing to blind faith.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Red Beard (1965)

  • Criterion Collection, Kurosawa, Akira
  • 1965, Akira Kurosawa, Japan
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Kurosawa’s final collab with Mifune yields a near masterpiece about humanity that is beautiful, poetic and enlightening.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 25, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Golden Thread, The (1965)

  • Ghatak, Ritwik
  • 1965, India, Ritwik Ghatak
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Part of Ghatak’s ‘Partition’ trilogy, this rarely-seen film is a strong melodrama about suffering, loss and psychological turmoil as a man, his younger sister and an adopted orphan navigate the harsh socio-economic realities in postwar India. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 24, 2021February 1, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

  • Parajanov, Sergei
  • 1965, Sergei Parajanov, Soviet Union, Ukraine
  • 2 Comments

Parajanov’s free-wheeling breakthrough film is a remarkable sensorial work that could hardly contain its dizzying energy—a showcase of a filmmaker at the height of his artistic expression.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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October 29, 2020May 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi and Chess Expert (1965)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1965, Japan, Kenji Misumi, Zatoichi
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There may not be much action, but this quite solid 12th instalment takes its time to give us well-developed characters in a narrative about strategic one-upmanship.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 19, 2020May 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1965, Japan, Kazuo Mori, Zatoichi
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This easy-going if poor entry doesn’t quite contribute much to Zatoichi’s characterisation, nor does it have an involving premise.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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July 22, 2020May 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi’s Revenge (1965)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1965, Akira Inoue, Japan, Zatoichi
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This tenth instalment goes into darker territory with forced prostitution as one of its themes, but Zatoichi is in a serious mood to right wrongs with several well-choreographed fight scenes in store.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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