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Blade, The (1995)

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Tag / 2011

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The (2011)

  • Spielberg, Steven
  • 2011, New Zealand, Steven Spielberg, USA
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Spielberg’s first animated feature is ‘Indiana Jones’ meets ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in one of the year’s most entertaining movies.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 17, 2021August 4, 2021 by Eternality Tan

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

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  • 2011, Goro Miyazaki, Japan, Studio Ghibli
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While it isn’t as narratively bold and exciting as some of Studio Ghibli’s best works, there is still an emotional story about family and complicated pasts lying within.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 8, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Sonchidi (2011)

  • Dutta, Amit
  • 2011, Amit Dutta, India
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Gorgeous visuals and extraordinary sound design as expected from avant-garde filmmaker Amit Dutta, but it’s more meandering than usual despite the unusual sci-fi concept.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 24, 2020May 26, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Flowers of War, The (2011)

  • Zhang, Yimou
  • 2011, China, Zhang Yimou
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A surprisingly uneven film with a lack of character and historical focus on 1937 Nanking.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Suicide Room (2011)

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  • 2011, Jan Komasa, Poland
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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, 2020October 20, 2021 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, 2020May 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Oslo, August 31st (2011)

  • Trier, Joachim
  • 2011, Denmark, Joachim Trier, Norway
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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, 2020February 15, 2022 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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