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Tag / 2000

January 16, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Gladiator (2000)

  • Scott, Ridley
  • 2000, Ridley Scott, USA
  • 6 Comments

A stunning return to form by Ridley Scott, who revived the swords-and-sandals movie in the 2000s.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Under the Sand (2000)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 2000, France, Francois Ozon
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A woman’s husband disappears in Ozon’s psychological drama about grief and denial, starring Charlotte Rampling in one of her finest performances.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 26, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Maelstrom (2000)

  • Villeneuve, Denis
  • 2000, Canada, Denis Villeneuve
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A talking fish on the chopping board partly narrates this interesting if weird non-linearly-structured sophomore feature by Villeneuve that is tonally all over the place, as it explores how cosmic connections mediate between actions and consequences.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 22, 2021November 28, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Suzhou River (2000)

  • Lou, Ye
  • 2000, China, Lou Ye
  • 3 Comments

Lou Ye’s breakthrough is a risqué-lite affair, shot in a gritty, disjointed style that pays homage to Hitchcock’s Vertigo.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 9, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

State I Am In, The (2000)

  • Petzold, Christian
  • 2000, Christian Petzold, Germany
  • 1 Comment

A teenage girl and her parents who are far-left terrorists on the run are the focus of this promising and largely riveting feature debut that combines coming-of-age tropes with crime and politics, while at the same time turning some of these conventions upside-down.  

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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May 13, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Code Unknown (2000)

  • Criterion Collection, Haneke, Michael
  • 2000, France, Michael Haneke
  • 1 Comment

This is Haneke in peak form—made up of more than forty vignettes shot in long takes that combine to give us a fragmentary sense of what it feels like to live in a multi-racial yet racist, technological yet incommunicable post-2000s world.    

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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May 8, 2021May 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

In the Mood for Love (2000)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2000, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 8 Comments

Arguably Wong Kar Wai’s finest hour, the film is gorgeous yet restrained… like an alluring yet yearnful waltz.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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February 8, 2021May 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Joint Security Area (2000)

  • Park, Chan-wook
  • 2000, South Korea
  • 2 Comments

Park’s breakthrough success feels like a cinematic page-turner, set in the context of an investigation on a shootout incident at the border separating North and South Korea.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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September 27, 2020September 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

  • Andersson, Roy
  • 2000, Roy Andersson, Sweden
  • 4 Comments

This wholly inventive and constantly surprising first film of Andersson’s ‘Living’ trilogy is one of the finest contemporary examples of absurdist cinema.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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September 7, 2020November 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Memento (2000)

  • Nolan, Christopher
  • 2000, Christopher Nolan, USA
  • 6 Comments

One of the most complex and innovative original screenplays of the 2000s decade, Nolan’s early masterwork is a terrific mystery-thriller told in reverse-chronological order.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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