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As You Were (2014)

January 23, 2023January 25, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Babylon (2022)

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)

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Sans Soleil (1983)

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Bellissima (1951)

January 15, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Martin Eden (2019)

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Glass Onion (2022)

January 11, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Golden Globes 2023 Prediction

January 9, 2023January 11, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Cure (1997)

January 8, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Subtraction (2022)

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Tag / 2022

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Babylon (2022)

  • Chazelle, Damien
  • 2022, Damien Chazelle, USA
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It may be ambitious and sprawling to a fault, but Chazelle’s bravura direction and the top performances all-round keep this largely fictional tale of ‘20s and ‘30s Hollywood brimming with infectious energy.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 11, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Glass Onion (2022)

  • Johnson, Rian
  • 2022, Rian Johnson, USA
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It doesn’t reach the gleeful heights of the first ‘Knives Out’ mystery, and somewhat suffers from a regressive narrative structure that privileges explanations more than sleuthing, but it is still fun to see Daniel Craig being amused by it all. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 7, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Subtraction (2022)

  • Haghighi, Mani
  • 2022, Iran, Mani Haghighi
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An Iranian doppelganger thriller exploring themes of identity and anxiety that is bursting with tense, moody atmosphere as a married couple encounters another couple that looks just like them. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

That Kind of Summer (2022)

  • Cote, Denis
  • 2022, Canada, Denis Cote
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Cote goes for a more naturalistic style in this meandering and ultimately inconsequential attempt at humanising nymphomania, as three hypersexual women reside in a rest home guided by a therapist and her assistant. 

⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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January 4, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Blue Caftan, The (2022)

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  • 2022, Maryam Touzani, Morocco
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Touzani’s sophomore feature, a Moroccan queer drama, continues her penchant for a cinema of delicateness, centering on a middle-aged couple whose lives are subtly reinvigorated when a young apprentice joins their tailor shop.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Saint Omer (2022)

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  • 2022, France
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A somewhat oblique and unconventional courtroom drama about the intersections of legality, spectres of neocolonialism and the plight of immigrant mothers which will require some patience, but Diop shows that she is not afraid to take narrative and stylistic risks. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 25, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Pinocchio (2022)

  • Del Toro, Guillermo
  • 2022, Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico, USA
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With typical dark vibes set against the spectre of war and fascism, this stop-motion animated take on ‘Pinocchio’ from Del Toro impresses most with its strong writing and characterisations.  

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

  • Cameron, James, Popular
  • 2022, James Cameron, USA
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No doubt ahead of its predecessor both visually and technically, with compelling stretches of action and world immersion, but its storytelling depth and character development are unexpectedly shallow.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

No Bears (2022)

  • Panahi, Jafar
  • 2022, Iran, Jafar Panahi
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You would expect no less than a meta-filmic experience from Panahi where he slyly—and sometimes angrily—comments on the shackles of traditions and laws in relation to freedom, but for once he overreaches with his creative approach. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Whale, The (2022)

  • Aronofsky, Darren
  • 2022, Darren Aronofsky, USA
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Aronofsky puts his lead character (this time Brendan Fraser in an extraordinary performance) through the wringer again in this superb chamber piece about a severely obese man hoping to reconnect with his estranged daughter. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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