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Seven Winters in Tehran (2023)

May 30, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Joyland (2022)

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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022)

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Taxi Driver, A (2017)

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Afire (2023)

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Good Morning (1959)

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Lost and Beautiful (2015)

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Storm Over the Yangtze River (1969)

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Charcoal (2022)

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Castle of Purity, The (1973)

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Tag / 2004

April 28, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

  • Miyazaki, Hayao
  • 2004, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
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Miyazaki’s somewhat convoluted anti-war and pro-elderly piece doesn’t quite reach the heights of some of his greatest works, but as a fantasy about love, magic and curses, it can be spellbinding at times. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 7, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Primer (2004)

  • Others
  • 2004, USA
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An antecedent to the likes of ‘Tenet‘, this low-budget cult sci-fi sensation about two engineers who discover that they can manipulate time feels so raw and indecipherable that it could just be paralyzingly real.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Collateral (2004)

  • Mann, Michael
  • 2004, Michael Mann, USA
  • 2 Comments

A cab driver and an assassin cross paths in Mann’s nocturnal crime escapade—it may stray into incredulity in its final act, but it accrues just enough stylistic points and storytelling rhythm to power all the way through.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hand, The (2004)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2004, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
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Wong’s expanded version of his short for the ‘Eros’ anthology is more erotic and fatalistic than usual, and also an aesthetic and thematic extension of the world he created with ‘In the Mood for Love’.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Terminal, The (2004)

  • Spielberg, Steven
  • 2004, Steven Spielberg, USA
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This may be minor Spielberg, but its wholeheartedness makes it worth the trip to the JFK airport in New York where an Eastern European man is stuck without citizenship, played with earnest charm by Tom Hanks.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Beautiful City (2004)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2004, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 1 Comment

Farhadi’s second feature is, in hindsight, a companion piece to A Hero—while it lacks the nuance of his later works, one can already witness his penchant for telling intricately-plotted dramas about morality.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

5×2 (2004)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 2004, France, Francois Ozon
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Told in five chapters in reverse chronological order, Ozon charts the disintegration of a marriage in this well-acted bittersweet film.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 1, 2021September 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Tropical Malady (2004)

  • Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
  • 2004, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand
  • 3 Comments

Bewildering yet contemplative in true Apichatpong Weerasethakul style, this is a challenging work of art.  

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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May 10, 2021January 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

2046 (2004)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2004, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 4 Comments

There’s a lot of filmmaking artistry to appreciate, and so is the sizzling chemistry between Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi in this follow-up to In the Mood for Love (2000).

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 19, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004)

  • Anderson, Wes, Criterion Collection
  • 2004, USA, Wes Anderson
  • 1 Comment

Slightly overlong and its offbeat humour doesn’t always work, but this is one of Wes Anderson’s most strangely enigmatic of screen adventures.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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