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Icarus (2017)

March 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

First Cow (2019)

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Long Walk, The (2019)

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News of the World (2020)

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Golden Thread, The (1965)

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One Second (2020)

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All Is Forgiven (2007)

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Matrix, The (1999)

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Orpheus (1950)

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Tag / 1999

February 20, 2021February 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Matrix, The (1999)

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  • 1999, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, USA
  • 5 Comments

A landmark ‘90s sci-fi masterpiece with that rare combo of style and substance—two decades later, it loses none of its sobering philosophical inquiry.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Darkness and Light (1999)

  • Chang Tso-chi
  • 1999, Chang Tso-chi, Taiwan
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This is a superb early work from Chang Tso-chi, focusing on a family whose members are mostly visually-impaired, and shot in a poetic, dreamy style that accumulates emotional power by the end.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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September 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

  • Takahata, Isao
  • 1999, Isao Takahata, Japan, Studio Ghibli
  • 3 Comments

Studio Ghibli’s first full digital animation is a light-hearted and free-spirited take on urban family life told in humorous, sometimes fantastical, vignettes that are created in a minimalist watercolour style.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Sicily! (1999)

  • Straub-Huillet, Jean-Marie & Daniele
  • 1999, Daniele Huillet, France, Italy, Jean-Marie Straub
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A more accessible Straub-Huillet work than usual, focusing on a man who returns to Sicily and the artfully-staged conversations he has with various people in his journey.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Rosetta (1999)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 1999, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 2 Comments

Arguably the Dardennes’ most important film with a searing performance by debutant Emilie Dequenne, though its nauseating vérité style takes getting used to.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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February 2, 2020February 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Magnolia (1999)

  • Anderson, Paul Thomas
  • 1999, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
  • 3 Comments

A masterful tapestry of interwoven stories and interconnected characters – this is one of P.T. Anderson’s finest hours.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

  • Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1999, Stanley Kubrick, UK, USA
  • 2 Comments

4.5 stars

Kubrick’s final film is a calculated psychosexual trip filled with paranoia, moral depravity and sexual fantasies and excesses.

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October 15, 2019October 20, 2019 by Eternality Tan

All About My Mother (1999)

  • Almodovar, Pedro, Criterion Collection
  • 1999, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 3 Comments

5 stars

This is one of the highest peaks of Almodovar’s career, an exquisite work about women and grief, yet with his assured touch, it all seems so life-affirming and universal.

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June 23, 2019August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Toy Story 2 (1999)

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  • 1999, John Lasseter, Pixar, USA
  • 3 Comments

A rapturous sequel that pushes Pixar into the millennium with confidence and style.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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May 25, 2019August 11, 2019 by Eternality Tan

American Beauty (1999)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 1999, Sam Mendes, USA
  • 3 Comments

4.5 stars

One of 1999’s finest movies, Sam Mendes’ debut feature captures the angst and desires of a family imploding from within, but not without some sublime acting on display.

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