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Free Solo (2018)

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Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

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Hotel by the River (2018)

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FREE SOLO (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, 2018) ~ An excellent documentary on world-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, detailing what could be the most mind-blowing feat in modern human history—his ambition and determination to climb a 300-storey high natural rock wall… with no safety rope. @alexhonnold @jimmychin @chaivasarhelyi #freesolo #alexhonnold #jimmychin #elizabethchaivasarhelyi #documentary #bestdocumentary #oscars2019 #rockclimbing #inspiring #mindblowing Full review in my bio link!

COLD WAR (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2018) ~ Well-crafted with dazzling black-and-white cinematography, and certainly a film to appreciate, but it is emotionally vacuous. #coldwar #pawelpawlikowski #poland #polishcinema #cannesfilmfestival #oscars2019 #bestforeignlanguagefilm #bestdirector #bestcinematography #drama #romance #music Full review in my bio link!

THE FAVOURITE (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018) ~ By turns visually ravishing and psychologically perverse, this salacious and morbidly hilarious period drama strangely doesn’t quite amount to anything significant. #thefavourite #yorgoslanthimos #oliviacolman #emmastone #rachelweisz #venicefilmfestival #bestactress #grandjuryprize #oscars #oscars2019 #uk #drama #comedy

VOX LUX (Brady Corbet, 2018) ~ Rightfully flashy and stylistic, this Natalie Portman acting vehicle ultimately feels uneven and disorientating. #voxlux #natalieportman #bradycorbet #judelaw #stacymartin #willemdafoe #venicefilmfestival #drama #music #popstar #celebrity #violence #trauma #sgiff2018

MANTA RAY (Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, 2018) ~ A social realist work that blends uniquely with a kind of meditative elegy, this rather strong Thai debut feature also features one of the great soundscapes of the year. #mantaray #phuttiphongaroonpheng #thaicinema #thailand #venicefilmfestival #elegy #sound #sounddesign #cinematography #rohingya #identity #drama #sgiff2018

HAPPY AS LAZZARO (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018) ~ Rohrwacher is surely one of the most exciting directors working today, delivering a truly mesmerising and thematically-dense work of art. #happyaslazzaro #alicerohrwacher #bestscreenplay #cannesfilmfestival #italiancinema #sgiff2018 #art #spiritual #drama #goodness

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Tag / 1989

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 by Eternality Tan

City of Sadness, A (1989)

Hou, Hsiao-Hsien, Masters
1989, Hou, Hsiao-Hsien, Taiwan
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This historical epic about post-WWII Taiwan is one of Hou’s most ambitious and encompassing works, and also his first true masterpiece.

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