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Tag / 1996

May 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Mission: Impossible (1996)

  • De Palma, Brian, Popular
  • 1996, Brian De Palma, USA
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The movie that launched the popular action franchise is rather uninspired despite having De Palma at the helm—action is few and far between and the conversational scenes feel lacklustre.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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April 8, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Bottle Rocket (1996)

  • Anderson, Wes, Criterion Collection
  • 1996, USA, Wes Anderson
  • 4 Comments

Wes Anderson’s debut feature is so underrated it’s actually one of his best—a raw, humorous and amiable journey with a trio of young men hoping to pull off robberies for a living.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 1, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Floating Life (1996)

  • Law, Clara
  • 1996, Australia, Clara Law
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Clara Law deconstructs the meaning of home and family in this sometimes overly-dramatic take on the psychological and emotional tolls of being an immigrated Chinese in a foreign land.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 12, 2021October 10, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ebola Syndrome (1996)

  • Others
  • 1996, Herman Yau, Hong Kong
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This notorious Hong Kong Cat III cult classic is either one of the most offensive movies ever made—or a hilarious ‘feel-good’ romp made more relevant with an ongoing pandemic. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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October 14, 2020January 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Summer’s Tale, A (1996)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1996, Eric Rohmer, France
  • 2 Comments

The romantic complications of a young man and three women are laid bare in this naturalistic and minimalist entry from Rohmer’s ‘Tale of the Four Seasons’ series.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Moment of Innocence, A (1996)

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  • 1996, Iran, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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One of Makhmalbaf’s finest moments as a filmmaker, this meta-filmic exercise in reconciling with his own personal history is both poetic and introspective, and features one of cinema’s most revelatory ending shots.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 17, 2020November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Irma Vep (1996)

  • Assayas, Olivier
  • 1996, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 3 Comments

This meta-cinematic, self-reflexive experiment by Assayas is one of his most fascinating films, featuring an alluring Maggie Cheung in latex. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020October 2, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Promesse, La (1996)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 1996, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 2 Comments

Now regarded as the first ‘Dardennes’ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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May 5, 2019November 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Breaking the Waves (1996)

  • Criterion Collection, von Trier, Lars
  • 1996, Denmark, Lars von Trier, UK
  • 1 Comment

Blessed with an exceptional performance by Emily Watson, von Trier’s complex if disturbing take on religion and sex asks of us to have faith in his vision.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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December 31, 2018May 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Fargo (1996)

  • Coen, Joel & Ethan
  • 1996, Joel & Ethan Coen, USA
  • 4 Comments

The Coens’ sense of the macabre is near-perfected in one of their most beloved films.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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