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Lingui, the Sacred Bonds (2021)

June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nostalghia (1983)

June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Broker (2022)

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Remorques (1941)

June 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Vie de Jesus, La (1997)

June 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Trial of Joan of Arc, The (1962)

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Eternality Tan

I Wish I Knew (2010)

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Official Competition (2021)

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Court (2014)

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

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Tag / Hong Kong

June 3, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Lan Yu (2001)

  • Kwan, Stanley
  • 2001, China, Hong Kong, Stanley Kwan
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Stanley Kwan’s gay drama, set in 1980s Beijing, feels more impressionistic than a deeply-felt journey with its characters, though the performances are compelling enough to overcome its rather lean narrative.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Three (2016)

  • To, Johnnie
  • 2016, Hong Kong, Johnnie To
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To’s odd anti-action structural experiment takes too long to build up a self-contained story set in a hospital ward as doctors, cops and criminals try to outwit one another psychologically, that when the action comes, it feels like a stylistic distraction.    

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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March 5, 2022May 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Revolution of Our Times (2021)

  • Others
  • 2021, Documentary, Hong Kong
  • 1 Comment

This politically stirring and at times truly heartbreaking Golden Horse-winning documentary gives us that intense journalistic, on the ground experience of the 2019 Hong Kong protests from start to end.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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February 8, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Summer Snow (1995)

  • Hui, Ann
  • 1995, Ann Hui, Hong Kong
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Rich characterisations adorn this talky slice-of-life drama from Ann Hui as it tackles love-hate family dynamics and dementia with bittersweet results.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 28, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Police Story 2 (1988)

  • Criterion Collection, Others
  • 1988, Hong Kong, Jackie Chan
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Chan does his stunts and comedy with aplomb, but this sequel is let down by a wafer-thin plot and poor pacing.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Grandmaster, The (2013)

  • Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2013, China, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 3 Comments

Like Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America, this is a film about the nostalgic evocation of time, space, style, and tradition.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Eternality Tan

My Blueberry Nights (2007)

  • Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2007, Hong Kong, USA, Wong, Kar Wai
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Wong’s English-language debut could be his weakest film, though there are moments of soulfulness to savour. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 12, 2021August 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ashes of Time Redux (2008)

  • Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2008, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 1 Comment

Playing with narrative time liberally—or perhaps too haphazardly—Wong’s largely incoherent if artfully-conceived martial arts film works best as an evocation of old places and old romances.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 10, 2021January 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

2046 (2004)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2004, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 3 Comments

There’s a lot of filmmaking artistry to appreciate, and so is the sizzling chemistry between Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi in this follow-up to In the Mood for Love (2000).

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 8, 2021May 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

In the Mood for Love (2000)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 2000, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 8 Comments

Arguably Wong Kar Wai’s finest hour, the film is gorgeous yet restrained… like an alluring yet yearnful waltz.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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