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Tag / 2011

December 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Flowers of War, The (2011)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2011, China, Zhang, Yimou
  • 1 Comment

A surprisingly uneven film with a lack of character and historical focus on 1937 Nanking.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Suicide Room (2011)

  • Others
  • 2011, Jan Komasa, Poland
  • 1 Comment

A disturbing and occasionally powerful look at youths with suicidal tendencies through the off/online realms that they inhabit.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 12, 2020November 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Into the Abyss (2011)

  • Herzog, Werner
  • 2011, USA, Werner Herzog
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Herzog’s take on capital punishment from a humanistic standpoint – haunting, hopeful, and strange.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 10, 2020September 27, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Oslo, August 31st (2011)

  • Trier, Joachim
  • 2011, Denmark, Joachim Trier, Norway
  • 1 Comment

A recovering drug addict leaves his rehabilitation centre for a day to visit his acquaintances in this restrained, melancholic if also warmly empathetic second feature by Joachim Trier.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Skin I Live In, The (2011)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2011, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
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Not top-tier Almodovar, but he fashions an unsettling, and at times, outlandish treatment on both psychological and gender identities. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Alms for a Blind Horse (2011)

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  • 2011, Gurvinder Singh, India
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Shot in the Punjabi language, Gurvinder Singh’s Venice Orrizonti-selected first feature is both meandering and meditative at the same time, with fine attention to environmental detail.  

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Guilty of Romance (2011)

  • Sono, Sion
  • 2011, Japan, Sion Sono
  • 1 Comment

Loads of explicit sex and misogyny wrapped in this study on sexual degradation and the politics of the (female) body, but wished it was more gripping.  

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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April 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Artist, The (2011)

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  • 2011, France, Michel Hazanavicius, USA
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This silent film about silent films will be sure to make enough noise to garner some trophies come awards season.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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April 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Albert Nobbs (2011)

  • Others
  • 2011, Ireland, UK
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Strong performances by Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska help to elevate this heartfelt Oscar-baiting period film to something that is worth a watch.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Kid with a Bike, The (2011)

  • Criterion Collection, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
  • 2011, Belgium, Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc
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Another compelling gem from the Dardennes—tender, empathetic and mature, yet so deceptively simple.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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