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Emitai (1971)

July 28, 2026 by Eternality Tan

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Odyssey, The (2026)

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Good Men, Good Women (1995)

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Repo Man (1984)

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Underground (1995)

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Yam daabo (1987)

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Exploring #6: Paul Thomas Anderson

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Disclosure Day (2026)

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My Father’s Shadow (2025)

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June 17, 2020July 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Guddi (1971)

  • Mukherjee, Hrishikesh
  • 1971, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, India
  • 2 Comments

A teenage girl fantasises about her favourite Bollywood star at the expense of a potential suitor for marriage in this surprisingly weak and sappy effort by Mukherjee. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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June 14, 2020June 21, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Duel (1971)

  • Spielberg, Steven
  • 1971, Steven Spielberg, USA
  • 1 Comment

A young Steven Spielberg tries to master the art of suspense filmmaking in this highly thrilling telemovie.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 5, 2020May 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Trafic (1971)

  • Criterion Collection, Tati, Jacques
  • 1971, France, Jacques Tati
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This late career work by French comic master Jacques Tati has uncharacteristic pacing problems, though if you like automobiles, it is a charming snapshot of cars and trucks of the early 1970s.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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October 30, 2019July 21, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

  • Criterion Collection, Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1971, Stanley Kubrick, UK, USA
  • 11 Comments

Kubrick’s dystopian masterpiece frustrates, angers, provokes, and ultimately floors you in ways unlike that of other great films.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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March 1, 2019May 10, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Emigrants, The (1971)

  • Criterion Collection, Troell, Jan
  • 1971, Jan Troell, Sweden
  • 3 Comments

A ‘historical epic’ about a Swedish family emigrating to the States, told unhurriedly in the most intimate and natural of ways.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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