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Boat People (1982)

February 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

#LookAtMe (2022)

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by Eternality Tan

As You Were (2014)

January 23, 2023January 25, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Babylon (2022)

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)

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Sans Soleil (1983)

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Bellissima (1951)

January 15, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Martin Eden (2019)

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Glass Onion (2022)

January 11, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Golden Globes 2023 Prediction

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Tag / Japan

January 8, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Cure (1997)

  • Criterion Collection, Kurosawa, Kiyoshi
  • 1997, Japan, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Dread and unease ooze in abundance in this masterful, bar-raising existential psychological mystery about an exasperated detective trying to solve a series of inexplicable murders.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1972, Japan, Zatoichi
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Rather unfocused and indulgent in its depiction of vices, this 24th instalment (featuring Shintaro Katsu in a rare outing as director) is also one of the franchise’s grittiest entries. 

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Dragnet Girl (1933)

  • Criterion Collection, Ozu, Yasujiro
  • 1933, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu
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One of Ozu’s most accomplished silent efforts, this love story of jealousy and guilt set in the milieu of a small-time crook displays a mastery of visual storytelling.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hen in the Wind, A (1948)

  • Ozu, Yasujiro
  • 1948, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu
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An underrated postwar effort by Ozu, featuring an indelible performance by Kinuyo Tanaka whose character must do whatever it takes to fulfil her responsibilities as a mother to a sick child. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Akira (1988)

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  • 1988, Japan
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One of the most iconic anime ever produced, Otomo’s landmark work of dystopia and politics remains mind-blowing in its execution and acts as a stern warning to humanity not to destroy ourselves. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Page of Madness, A (1926)

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  • 1926, Japan, Teinosuke Kinugasa
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Dark, disturbing and with little to rein in its creative and freewheeling spirit, this experimental piece continues to shock and impress as one of the key works of Japanese silent cinema.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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September 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Inu-Oh (2021)

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  • 2021, Japan, Masaaki Yuasa
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An animated shamisen rock ballad if there ever was one that features stunning visuals but a rather excessive and overlong midsection of performative songs that aren’t exactly musically memorable.  

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 22, 2022November 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi at Large (1972)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1972, Japan, Kazuo Mori, Zatoichi
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Despite a sensational action finale that rivals some of the best in the series, this 23rd instalment seems to have been made from a script that is one or two revisions away from being ready. 

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by Eternality Tan

5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)

  • Shinkai, Makoto
  • 2007, Japan, Makoto Shinkai
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This largely-narrated hour-long anime in three parts captures with introspection and quiet solace the bliss and despairing nature of first love, with breathtaking visuals to boot. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1971, Japan, Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Zatoichi
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An interesting, and at times, comical crossover between two cultural action icons, this is a generally satisfying if predictable entry.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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