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Last Metro, The (1980)

June 1, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Blade, The (1995)

May 26, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Exploring #23: Mike De Leon

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How to Divorce During the War (2026)

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Useful Ghost, A (2025)

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Citizen Kane (1941)

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Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)

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Eyes Without a Face (1960)

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April (2024)

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December 13, 2021February 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Elle (2016)

  • Verhoeven, Paul
  • 2016, France, Paul Verhoeven
  • 3 Comments

Isabelle Huppert is indeed the mesmerizing star of this twisted psychological drama, oozing with suspense marked by unease, foreshadowing and dread.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 13, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque, The (1993)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1993, Eric Rohmer, France
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This is one of Rohmer’s more styleless films, though it is inherently more political than most of his output as he intellectualises the nature of political ecology, which may occasionally if unexpectedly come across as a tad dry.    

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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December 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Torment (1994)

  • Chabrol, Claude
  • 1994, Claude Chabrol, France
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A man descends into madness when he suspects his wife is cheating on him in Chabrol’s decent exercise in the distortion of psychological realities.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 26, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Destiny (1997)

  • Chahine, Youssef
  • 1997, Egypt, France, Youssef Chahine
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This late-career work is one of Chahine’s better efforts—a largely engaging 12th-century epic about the dangers of religious extremism and the power that a humanist philosophy gives to its people. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 22, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Macbeth (2015)

  • Kurzel, Justin
  • 2015, France, Justin Kurzel, UK
  • 2 Comments

Feels modern in full-throttle blood-spurting style, yet also wholly in period with Shakespearean-speak – a violent, beautiful if occasionally emotionally distancing screen adaptation of the famous text.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 17, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Blood of a Poet, The (1932)

  • Cocteau, Jean, Criterion Collection
  • 1932, France, Jean Cocteau
  • 1 Comment

A key work of early surrealist cinema, Cocteau’s baffling if highly-imaginative avantgarde piece about the existential crisis of a poet is a treat for both the eyes and mind.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Tale of Springtime, A (1990)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1990, Eric Rohmer, France
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Rohmer’s decent first entry in his ‘Four Seasons’ anthology may seem bright and airy, if only to serve as a direct contrast to the undercurrents of discord and antipathy among loved ones and acquaintances. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 1, 2021April 3, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Titane (2021)

  • Ducournau, Julia
  • 2021, France, Julia Ducournau
  • 1 Comment

Ducournau’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning sophomore feature is a body-horror shocker about the desire for connection, featuring strong performances from Vincent Lindon and Agathe Rousselle.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Raw (2016)

  • Ducournau, Julia
  • 2016, France, Julia Ducournau
  • 2 Comments

This superb debut feature is a confidently-mounted campus cannibal horror film with a fascinating character arc for its leading lady.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Line of Demarcation (1966)

  • Chabrol, Claude
  • 1966, Claude Chabrol, France
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This rarely-seen work by Chabrol is a major accomplishment, set in a Nazi-occupied French town about the courage and deception tactics of French civilians as they support the resistance in secret.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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