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Tag / 1998

February 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Pickpocket (1998)

  • Jia, Zhangke
  • 1998, China, Jia Zhangke
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As China urbanises, a man stagnates in this masterful and revelatory feature debut by Jia Zhangke, shot in 16mm and featuring non-professional actors. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

August 32nd on Earth (1998)

  • Villeneuve, Denis
  • 1998, Canada, Denis Villeneuve
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Chanelling the free spirit of the French New Wave, Villeneuve’s first feature is stylistically bold but falls short as a narrative about two ex-lovers who cannot be together.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 30, 2020November 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Following (1998)

  • Nolan, Christopher
  • 1998, Christopher Nolan, UK
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Startlingly assured debut by Christopher Nolan in this noir-mystery that lays the first brick for ‘Memento‘ (2000) and ‘Inception‘ (2010).

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Sitcom (1998)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 1998, France, Francois Ozon
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Banned in Singapore, Ozon’s early satirical if uneven black comedy asks of us to reimagine the limits of morality as a middle-class family ‘rebalances’ itself through debauchery, sadomasochism and incest.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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April 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Apple, The (1998)

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  • 1998, Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf
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You wouldn’t expect this mature and revelatory work to have been directed by a 17-year old woman in Iran.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by Eternality Tan

After Life (1998)

  • Kore-eda, Hirokazu
  • 1998, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
  • 6 Comments

3.5 stars

Kore-eda’s second fiction feature sees him take on themes of memory and the afterlife through a meta-cinematic lens.

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March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Happiness (1998)

  • Solondz, Todd
  • 1998, Todd Solondz, USA
  • 2 Comments

5 stars

One of the greatest modern transgressive American films ever made, directed by Todd Solondz with remarkable sensitivity and total control of tonal shifts.

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December 31, 2018May 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Big Lebowski, The (1998)

  • Coen, Joel & Ethan
  • 1998, Joel & Ethan Coen, USA
  • 1 Comment

This wild concoction of profane humour and bizarre antics, and an unusual narrative that doesn’t quite amount to anything, is perhaps the most cultish of all Coens’ pictures, but not necessarily one of their best.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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November 30, 2018June 17, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Flowers of Shanghai (1998)

  • Hou, Hsiao-Hsien
  • 1998, Hou, Hsiao-Hsien, Taiwan
  • 7 Comments

Like “The Assassin”, this is one of Hou’s most formally exquisite works – a gorgeous and sensuous take on the period costume drama.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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