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Lingui, the Sacred Bonds (2021)

June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nostalghia (1983)

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

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Broker (2022)

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Remorques (1941)

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Vie de Jesus, La (1997)

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Trial of Joan of Arc, The (1962)

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I Wish I Knew (2010)

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Official Competition (2021)

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Court (2014)

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Tag / 2020

January 31, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Love After Love (2020)

  • Hui, Ann
  • 2020, Ann Hui, China
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Ann Hui’s latest period piece has a slow-burning elegance, but despite the array of world-class talents involved—Christopher Doyle, Ryuichi Sakamoto and the late Emi Wada—and adapted from an Eileen Chang text no less, it feels too thematically shallow to work.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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December 4, 2021 by Eternality Tan

True Mothers (2020)

  • Kawase, Naomi
  • 2020, Japan, Naomi Kawase
  • 1 Comment

Kawase’s naturalistic and graceful filmmaking is there for all to see, but she doesn’t quite pull off successfully an oddly-structured work about the sometimes fateful circumstances surrounding mothers and babies. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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July 23, 2021November 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Malmkrog (2020)

  • Puiu, Cristi
  • 2020, Cristi Puiu, Romania, Serbia
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Critics have called this a cine-symposium, and rightly so as Puiu’s latest is an ultra-dense and ultra-slow exercise that sees five individuals debate over their stubborn—and at times arrogant—views on religion, morality and mortality in thought-provoking but dullish fashion. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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June 29, 2021October 17, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Gunda (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, Norway, USA, Victor Kossakovsky
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Watching and listening to farm animals can be surprisingly cinematic in this immersive dialogue-free new documentary by Kossakovsky that seems to exist outside of time, even as it startlingly reminds us that these animals have fates they can’t control.   

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 27, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Softie (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, Kenya
  • 1 Comment

This entertaining Kenyan documentary about a political activist-cum-family man running for election is tightly-constructed and highly-illuminating as it explores how politics is synonymous with corruption and violence, but also the desire for change.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 26, 2021August 8, 2021 by Eternality Tan

And Tomorrow the Entire World (2020)

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  • 2020, Germany
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The sum is lesser than its parts in this interesting but ultimately unconvincing Venice offering that deals with a group of anti-fascist youths who become increasingly violent in their moral fight against the rise of ultra-right ideologies in Germany.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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June 21, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wolfwalkers (2020)

  • Moore, Tomm
  • 2020, Ireland, Tomm Moore
  • 4 Comments

The best animated film of 2020, Tomm Moore’s enthralling third feature is a masterful folkloric take on heroes and villains, humans and beasts, and the courage to change perceptions.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 12, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

My Octopus Teacher (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, South Africa
  • 3 Comments

This inspirational Oscar-winning documentary shows us that nature is our best teacher—that we are fully capable of adapting and changing for the better if only we had the wisdom to do so. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 11, 2021August 8, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Another Round (2020)

  • Vinterberg, Thomas
  • 2020, Denmark, Thomas Vinterberg
  • 3 Comments

It’s not exactly a special film and gets bogged down by a narrative that is far more predictable than you think, but there’s a certain charm to how this alcohol-meets-schoolteachers drama plays out, backed by an indelible turn from Mads Mikkelsen. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 22, 2021November 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Cuties (2020)

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  • 2020, France
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Misplaced hate from the cancel culture mob aside, this debut film features superb performances from the kids, but as an exploration of the erosion of traditional values amid a culture of overt sexualisation, it doesn’t really go deep nor is it entirely convincing. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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