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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

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 by Eternality Tan

How to Divorce During the War (2026)

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Useful Ghost, A (2025)

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Citizen Kane (1941)

May 11, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Eyes Without a Face (1960)

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 by Eternality Tan

April (2024)

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Exploring #22: Piotr Szulkin

April 26, 2026 by Eternality Tan

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February 2, 2019November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Personal Shopper (2016)

  • Assayas, Olivier, Criterion Collection
  • 2016, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 5 Comments

Olivier Assayas’ beguiling take on the ‘ghost story’, made with a blend of sensuality and tension, and backed by a stirring turn by Kristen Stewart.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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February 2, 2019November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

  • Assayas, Olivier, Criterion Collection
  • 2014, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 4 Comments

In some way a loose thematic companion piece to Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars”, but with greater dramatic introspection, though not necessarily tight enough to soar.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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January 30, 2019December 26, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Image Book, The (2018)

  • Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 2018, Documentary, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 1 Comment

As esoteric and fragmentary as one would expect from late career Godard—trying to say something about the world by being impenetrable.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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January 29, 2019November 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Non-Fiction (2018)

  • Assayas, Olivier
  • 2018, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 1 Comment

Assayas’ new film is talky in the very best sense, capturing themes of digitalisation and socialisation with effortless ease.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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January 27, 2019January 29, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Something in the Air (2012)

  • Assayas, Olivier
  • 2012, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 2 Comments

Assayas’ latest captures the dreams and hopes of revolutionary European youths post-May 1968 through an eye-opening prism-memory of politics and art.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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January 27, 2019December 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Clean (2004)

  • Assayas, Olivier
  • 2004, Canada, France, Olivier Assayas
  • 7 Comments

Backed by a terrific performance by Cannes Best Actress winner Maggie Cheung, Assayas explores the theme of redemption through the inner workings of head and heart.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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January 18, 2019November 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

First Name: Carmen (1983)

  • Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1983, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 1 Comment

Godard’s Venice Golden Lion winner doesn’t quite work narratively, but its fragmentary melding of music, sound design and images is an interesting experiment.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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January 17, 2019November 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Pierrot le fou (1965)

  • Criterion Collection, Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1965, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 3 Comments

It’s an inventive, original piece, but also a pretentious mess that struggles to sustain in what could be one of Godard’s most overrated films in his prolific first decade as a non-conforming artist.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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January 17, 2019August 25, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Band of Outsiders (1964)

  • Criterion Collection, Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1964, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 6 Comments

Stylish and radical, this free-wheeling Godard film is entertaining and impossibly cool.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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January 17, 2019November 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Vivre sa vie (1962)

  • Criterion Collection, Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1962, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 6 Comments

Twelve uneven vignettes form Godard’s loosely-structured tale of a woman’s descent into prostitution, made with the creative spirit of some of his best works.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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