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Oscars 2026 Prediction

March 15, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Beaches of Agnes, The (2008)

March 12, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Secret Agent, The (2025)

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Trial, The (1962)

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Exploring #20: Joachim Trier

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Silence de la mer, Le (1949)

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Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

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Sentimental Value (2025)

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Tag / Documentary

December 27, 2019August 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Last Waltz, The (1978)

  • Criterion Collection, Scorsese, Martin
  • 1978, Documentary, Martin Scorsese, USA
  • 3 Comments

A nostalgic documentary by Scorsese that celebrates the cultural phenomenon that is rock music in the form of a concert film.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 15, 2019July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Man Vanishes, A (1967)

  • Imamura, Shohei
  • 1967, Documentary, Japan, Shohei Imamura
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At times exasperating or perplexing, but Imamuraโ€™s sly and unorthodox attempt at blurring the lines between fiction and fact ultimately says something about the artifice of cinema when its subjects have nothing more to say.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 8, 2019October 21, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Varda by Agnes (2019)

  • Criterion Collection, Varda, Agnes
  • 2019, Agnes Varda, Documentary, France
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Varda leaves us with a final masterclass to savour, lovingly made in the documentary form that she so adored.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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October 23, 2019July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Offside (2019) – Guest Review

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  • 2019, Documentary, Poland
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The story of a female football team as they prepare for competition season told in a straightforward manner โ€“ without turgid narratives about femininity or victory.

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October 9, 2019November 21, 2023 by Eternality Tan

For Sama (2019)

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  • 2019, Documentary, Syria, UK
  • 5 Comments

As personal and harrowing a documentary can be, this powerful and heart-wrenching work captures a motherโ€™s โ€˜video diaryโ€™ of the daily struggles in Aleppo, Syria, as the brutal 2016 siege by the Assad regime drew frighteningly near.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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August 10, 2019October 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Faces Places (2017)

  • Criterion Collection, Varda, Agnes
  • 2017, Agnes Varda, Documentary, France
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A charming little French documentary about capturing images of the everyday as lived by everyday women and men, and lit up by the wonderful spirit of creators Varda and JR.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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August 5, 2019July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

From Victoria Street to Ang Mo Kio (2019)

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  • 2019, Documentary, Eva Tang, Singapore
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Made with love and warmth, this documentary with re-enactments tells us more about Singaporeโ€™s education history through the legacy of a Catholic missionary Chinese girlsโ€™ school.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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August 4, 2019July 13, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Songs We Sang, The (2015)

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  • 2015, Documentary, Eva Tang, Singapore
  • 4 Comments

This โ€˜xinyaoโ€™ music documentary is full of warmth and socio-cultural insight in what is a confident feature debut for Eva Tang.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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March 15, 2019April 4, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

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  • 2008, Ari Folman, Documentary, Israel
  • 3 Comments

One of the greatest achievements in documentary filmmaking and it is in the medium of animation.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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February 15, 2019January 4, 2025 by Eternality Tan

Free Solo (2018)

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  • 2018, Documentary, USA
  • 3 Comments

An excellent documentary on world-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, detailing what could be the most mind-blowing feat in modern human historyโ€”his ambition and determination to climb a 300-storey high natural rock wallโ€ฆ with no safety rope.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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