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As You Were (2014)

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Babylon (2022)

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Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)

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Sans Soleil (1983)

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Bellissima (1951)

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Martin Eden (2019)

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Glass Onion (2022)

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Golden Globes 2023 Prediction

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Cure (1997)

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Subtraction (2022)

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Tag / India

November 25, 2022 by Eternality Tan

While We Watched (2022)

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  • 2022, Documentary, India, UK
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A brave broadcast journalist warns of widespread nationalistic propaganda on television news in this powerful indictment of the sorry state of media and hate politics in India.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Court (2014)

  • Tamhane, Chaitanya
  • 2014, Chaitanya Tamhane, India
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An aged activist is being charged with abetting suicide in this exceptional feature debut that explores class, society and politics through the absurdity of legality.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Enemy of the People, An (1989)

  • Criterion Collection, Ray, Satyajit
  • 1989, India, Satyajit Ray
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Holy water from a temple is found to be contaminated in this decent adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play, situated within Ray’s cultural milieu as this straightforwardly-told drama sees science and religion cross swords. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Boatman (1993)

  • Rosi, Gianfranco
  • 1993, Documentary, Gianfranco Rosi, India, Italy
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Rosi’s eye-opening first-ever documentary could be his finest—he plants his camera on a boat along the holy Ganges River, capturing the assortment of sights, sounds and fervent opinions, as it meditates on the cycles of life and death.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 6, 2022February 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Bhuvan Shome (1969)

  • Sen, Mrinal
  • 1969, India, Mrinal Sen
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As zany a film you can find in Indian Parallel Cinema, Sen’s work about an uncompassionate city bureaucrat who goes on a perspective-changing hunting trip is highly-expressive in form and film language. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 17, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Last Film Show (2021)

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  • 2021, India, Pan Nalin
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A gentle, heartfelt and beautifully-shot piece about why movies inspire us, from the point-of-view of an inquisitive village boy who befriends a 35mm film projectionist.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 15, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)

  • Ratnam, Mani
  • 2002, India, Mani Ratnam
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Featuring one of A.R. Rahman’s most outstanding songs (the title track), this is a generally solid work from Mani Ratnam about the complicated dynamics of family, with parts of it set against the context of Sri Lankan militancy. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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November 19, 2021December 15, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Bombay (1995)

  • Ratnam, Mani
  • 1995, India, Mani Ratnam
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Still banned theatrically in close-minded Singapore, this rousing, emotional work from Mani Ratnam about the conflicts stirred between the Hindus and Muslims is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand why we must never bear religious and racial hatred.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 11, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Kaleidoscope, The (1981)

  • Sen, Mrinal
  • 1981, India, Mrinal Sen
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Smoke from coal ovens is a recurrent visual motif of class struggle in Sen’s excellent take on the material poverty of Calcutta’s poor, sprinkled with bouts of indelible dreamlike scenes. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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October 31, 2021November 11, 2021 by Eternality Tan

In Search of Famine (1981)

  • Sen, Mrinal
  • 1981, India, Mrinal Sen
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Sen at his thought-provoking best, this highly-layered meta-filmic behind-the-scenes drama sees a film crew enter a poor village to make a movie about the 1943 Bengal famine, only to find it increasingly difficult to engage with the people, traditions, history and filmmaking itself.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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