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Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004)

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Binding Sentiments (1969)

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Tag / 2012

April 15, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

  • Anderson, Wes, Criterion Collection
  • USA, 2012, Wes Anderson
  • 5 Comments

Colourful characters adorn this emotionally restrained, but immensely quirky Wes Anderson dollhouse drama.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Tabu (2012)

  • Gomes, Miguel
  • 2012, Miguel Gomes, Portugal
  • 1 Comment

A masterfully thought-out and dreamlike meta-fiction by a remarkable talent of Portuguese cinema—it is both visually arresting and poetically told, and will leave you in a trance.  

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 10, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Rust and Bone (2012)

  • Audiard, Jacques
  • 2012, France, Jacques Audiard
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Audiard’s direction of his actors is excellent, but the film is marred by his weak handling of tone.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Three Sisters (2012)

  • Wang Bing
  • 2012, China, Hong Kong, Wang Bing
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The China that you won’t see, as Wang Bing observes with tenderness the daily lives of a young girl and her siblings in a poor rural village in Yunnan province. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 16, 2020December 31, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Dark Knight Rises, The (2012)

  • Nolan, Christopher, Popular
  • 2012, Christopher Nolan, USA
  • 2 Comments

Despite being the ‘weakest’ installment of Nolan’s ‘Batman’ trilogy, you won’t see a more epic and satisfying finale than this.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Eternality Tan

No (2012)

  • Larrain, Pablo
  • 2012, Chile, Pablo Larrain
  • 2 Comments

A dramatization of Chile’s 1988 historical referendum through the eyes of a campaigning ad executive with quite impressive blending of archival footage and period detail. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Arbitrage (2012)

  • Others
  • 2012, USA
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Richard Gere gives an excellent performance in this intense drama about moral dilemmas and making hard choices.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Like Someone in Love (2012)

  • Criterion Collection, Kiarostami, Abbas
  • 2012, Abbas Kiarostami, France, Japan
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Shot in Japan with a Japanese cast, Iranian master Kiarostami gives us a rueful but tender film about the nature of love, desire and liking.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Master, The (2012)

  • Anderson, Paul Thomas
  • 2012, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
  • 3 Comments

P.T. Anderson continues his formidable form with another masterful work, backed by a trio of stellar performances from Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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December 3, 2019February 20, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Looper (2012)

  • Johnson, Rian
  • 2012, Rian Johnson, USA
  • 1 Comment

This stylish time travel sci-fi action drama is a treat for serious film enthusiasts who are also mental gymnasts.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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