July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Not as incisive and critical as the first film, Stone’s sequel, set in the context of the global financial crisis, is still decent enough to warrant a casual viewing.

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May 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Secret World of Arrietty, The (2010)

As far as Thumbelina-esque stories go, this Studio Ghibli effort doesn’t break new ground, but its attention to detail and little moments of heartfelt emotions keep it engaging.

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April 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

El Sicario: Room 164 (2010)

Rosi, Gianfranco
2010, Documentary, France, Gianfranco Rosi, Mexico, USA
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You won’t believe that a documentary centering entirely on a masked man with a notepad in a motel room can be so compelling—and harrowing—as Rosi gives us a shocking exposé on the inner workings of drug cartels in Mexico.

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January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Incendies (2010)

A slightly overdrawn film, but haunting and emotionally resonant in its own way, at the same time announcing Denis Villeneuve as a cinematic force to be reckoned with.

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December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

A beautiful love story, directed and acted with such artful simplicity that it is difficult not to fall in love with its purity.

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November 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

Herzog takes us into the inaccessible Chauvet Cave in Southern France containing the oldest drawings (more than 30,000 years old!) known to humanity in this fascinating lo-fi documentary about art transcending space and time.

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October 28, 2020November 27, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Nainsukh (2010)

Contemporary Indian avant-garde cinema at its artistic peak, Amit Dutta’s unclassifiable portrait of a famous 18^th-century Indian painter is an astonishing poetic and sensorial experience.