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Tag / 1990

November 27, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Metropolitan (1990)

  • Criterion Collection, Others
  • 1990, USA, Whit Stillman
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Stillman’s accomplished comedy (his debut feature) tackles a particular class milieu in America—what the young, well-to-do Manhattanites deem as ‘urban haute bourgeoisie’—with a wry and sardonic tone that is uniquely his.   

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Tale of Springtime, A (1990)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1990, Eric Rohmer, France
  • 2 Comments

Rohmer’s decent first entry in his ‘Four Seasons’ anthology may seem bright and airy, if only to serve as a direct contrast to the undercurrents of discord and antipathy among loved ones and acquaintances. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 13, 2021September 26, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Diary for My Father and Mother (1990)

  • Meszaros, Marta
  • 1990, Hungary, Marta Meszaros
  • 1 Comment

Not as powerful or involving as Meszaros’ previous semi-autobiographical ‘Diaries’, but as an opportunity to grasp how the 1956 Hungarian Revolution impacted and divided its people, it does an adequate job. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 25, 2021July 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Days of Being Wild (1990)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 1990, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 3 Comments

Wong Kar-Wai became one of contemporary Chinese cinema’s most distinctive auteurs with this dreamy-romantic if fatalistic evocation of 1960s alienation and forlorn.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 16, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wild at Heart (1990)

  • Lynch, David
  • 1990, David Lynch, USA
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Lynch’s delirious Palme d’Or-winning film starts very strongly but peters out as an incoherent if still fun, violent and erotic lovers-on-the-road movie.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 16, 2020December 29, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ju Dou (1990)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 1990, China
  • 5 Comments

A haunting circular tragedy, Zhang Yimou’s tale of passion, lust and angst in rural China is a visual powerhouse.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 28, 2020July 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Godfather: Part III, The (1990)

  • Coppola, Francis Ford
  • 1990, Francis Ford Coppola, USA
  • 1 Comment

Good but not great, this final film of the ‘Godfather’ trilogy should still please the more generous fans.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 17, 2020July 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Close-Up (1990)

  • Criterion Collection, Kiarostami, Abbas
  • 1990, Abbas Kiarostami, Documentary, Iran
  • 8 Comments

A transcendent masterpiece that reveals intricate thematic complexities and showcases Kiarostami’s brilliance upon a closer and critical examination. 

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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November 20, 2019April 25, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Red Dust (1990)

  • Others
  • 1990, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yim Ho
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One could maybe marvel at its storytelling efficiency with a 90-minute narrative spanning decades of tumultuous modern Chinese history, but it doesn’t quite know whether to be epic or cheesy in its treatment.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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September 21, 2019March 8, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Bullet in the Head (1990)

  • Woo, John
  • 1990, Hong Kong, John Woo
  • 2 Comments

There’s so much action in this movie that it leaves you dazed, yet despite its excesses the drama remains utterly convincing.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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