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Chimes at Midnight (1965)

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 by Eternality Tan

American Doctor (2026)

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Time to Live, a Time to Die, A (1985)

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Dear You (2026)

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My Favourite Films of 2025

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Emitai (1971)

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Exploring #24: Elia Suleiman

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Odyssey, The (2026)

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Good Men, Good Women (1995)

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Repo Man (1984)

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March 30, 2021July 17, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Dressed to Kill (1980)

  • Criterion Collection, De Palma, Brian
  • 1980, Brian De Palma, USA
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De Palmaโ€™s command of the erotic thriller is indisputable in this suspenseful murder mystery that pays full homage to Hitchcock.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 28, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Mudbound (2017)

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  • 2017, Dee Rees, USA
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The constant intercutting between two related storylinesโ€”that of a White and Black family living in Mississippi in the 1940sโ€”seems to have spread its narrative more thinly than intended, but this is still a crucial look at the ills of racism.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 28, 2021March 4, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 2001, David Lynch, USA
  • 10 Comments

Arguably David Lynch’s magnum opus, this is the cinematic equivalent of the ultimate Rubikโ€™s cube – mysterious, unsolvable, haunting and a psycho-emotionally shattering experience.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 21, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Blue Velvet (1986)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 1986, David Lynch, USA
  • 10 Comments

Lynch’s masterpiece is a surreal experience complete with sensational performances, a disturbing film that portrays the moral rot that comes with the American Dream.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 19, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Hard Target (1993)

  • Woo, John
  • 1993, John Woo, USA
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As an action film, John Wooโ€™s first foray into Hollywood filmmaking ticks the right boxes, plus itโ€™s also one of my favourite Van Damme outings.  

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 17, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Elephant Man, The (1980)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 1980, David Lynch, USA
  • 4 Comments

This could be Lynch’s most enduring film – an emotionally-resonating and psychologically-rich work about discrimination and compassion based on the true story of a horribly disfigured man.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 16, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Wild at Heart (1990)

  • Lynch, David
  • 1990, David Lynch, USA
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Lynchโ€™s delirious Palme dโ€™Or-winning film starts very strongly but peters out as an incoherent if still fun, violent and erotic lovers-on-the-road movie.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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March 15, 2021October 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Robinson Crusoe (1954)

  • Bunuel, Luis
  • 1954, Luis Bunuel, Mexico, USA
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Bunuelโ€™s first film in colour was his closest flirtation with a Hollywood style of filmmaking, effortlessly adapting the famous story of a shipwrecked man who must live solitarily on an unknown island for an unknown number of years.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 12, 2021October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Minari (2020)

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  • 2020, Lee Issac Chung, USA
  • 6 Comments

The Korean immigrant experience in America, portrayed with intimacy and tenderness, and featuring two discoveries of the yearโ€” the promising child actor Alan Kim and Emile Mosseriโ€™s ethereal score. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 11, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Eraserhead (1977)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 1977, David Lynch, USA
  • 2 Comments

Outstanding feature debut by David Lynch, this is as nightmarish and surreal as they come.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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