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Tag / 2010

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Orly (2010)

  • Schanelec, Angela
  • 2010, Angela Schanelec, France, Germany
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In Schanelec’s under-appreciated slow cinema oeuvre, this could be one of her ‘noisiest’ and most perceptive works as we become privy to the intimate conversations of several groups of strangers who are waiting to depart at the busy Paris-Orly airport.    

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Black Venus (2010)

  • Kechiche, Abdellatif
  • 2010, Abdellatif Kechiche, France
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Kechiche’s work about the real-life 19th-century racial and sexual exploitation of an African woman as an ethnic curiosity is bound to offend, but it is solid as a biopic that tackles the inherent voyeurism of the colonial gaze.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by Eternality Tan

I Wish I Knew (2010)

  • Jia, Zhangke
  • 2010, China, Documentary, Jia Zhangke
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Eighteen persons with personal connections to the political, social and cultural history of Shanghai share their recollections in Jia Zhangke’s somewhat stolid documentary, where the sum feels lesser than its parts. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Screaming Man, A (2010)

  • Haroun, Mahamat-Saleh
  • 2010, Chad, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • 1 Comment

Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, this Chadian film packs plenty of unsaid emotions of jealousy, guilt and remorse into a nuanced father-and-son story as armed separatists threaten the peace of their country in the background.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 4, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Robin Hood (2010)

  • Scott, Ridley
  • 2010, Ridley Scott, UK, USA
  • 1 Comment

A “Gladiator-ised” Robin Hood without the right punch in this missed opportunity by Ridley Scott.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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March 16, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hahaha (2010)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2010, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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One of Hong’s longest films but certainly one of his finest as two friends share over drinks the bittersweet details of their own separate trips to the seaside town of Tongyeong, as the uncertainties of love and conflict control the narrativisation of their memories.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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September 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

  • Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
  • 2010, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand
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One of the finest arthouse films of the 2010s decade – enigmatic, bewildering, philosophical and a cinematic experience unlike any other.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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July 19, 2021September 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

  • Stone, Oliver
  • 2010, Oliver Stone, USA
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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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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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May 9, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Secret World of Arrietty, The (2010)

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  • 2010, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Japan, Studio Ghibli
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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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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 30, 2021November 7, 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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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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