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Disclosure Day (2026)

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 by Eternality Tan

My Father’s Shadow (2025)

June 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Touki bouki (1973)

June 12, 2026June 16, 2026 by Eternality Tan

To Singapore, with Love (2013)

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 by Eternality Tan

Last Metro, The (1980)

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Blade, The (1995)

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Exploring #23: Mike De Leon

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How to Divorce During the War (2026)

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Useful Ghost, A (2025)

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Citizen Kane (1941)

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August 25, 2020August 31, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Dunkirk (2017)

  • Nolan, Christopher
  • 2017, Christopher Nolan, France, UK, USA
  • 7 Comments

A staggering technical and visual storytelling achievement, Nolanโ€™s WWII epic continues his unparalleled run of blockbuster form.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 22, 2020January 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Kundun (1997)

  • Scorsese, Martin
  • 1997, Martin Scorsese, USA
  • 2 Comments

Stunning contributions by cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Philip Glass aside, Scorseseโ€™s religious biopic about the 14th Dalai Lama sometimes feels inert and uninspired from a narrative point-of-view. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 20, 2020November 11, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Birds, The (1963)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1963, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 4 Comments

An exercise in suspense filmmaking from the Master, though it lacks narrative drive that leads to little payoff.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 19, 2020June 10, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Farewell Amor (2020)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 2020, USA
  • 1 Comment

This strong debut feature on the African immigrant experience in the US is told via an unconventional triptych structure that explores with uncommon nuance the subjectivity of personal truths and experiences.ย ย 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 14, 2020October 20, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Family Romance, LLC (2019)

  • Herzog, Werner
  • 2019, Japan, USA, Werner Herzog
  • 1 Comment

While it may be rather underwhelming, Herzogโ€™s gentle docu-fiction explores our need to connect with another human being despite the increasing commodification of human experiences in modern societies.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 12, 2020June 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)

  • Others
  • 1991, Documentary, USA
  • 1 Comment

One of the greatest documentaries about the making of a movie everโ€”and of ‘Apocalypse Now‘ no less.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 11, 2020October 19, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

  • Hittman, Eliza
  • 2020, Eliza Hittman, USA
  • 4 Comments

An abortion drama told introspectively from the perspective of two teenage girls who must chart their own path in this tender third feature by rising filmmaker Eliza Hittman.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

North by Northwest (1959)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1959, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 9 Comments

This is one of Hitchcock’s crowning achievements where he perfected the picaresque pursuit as a flat-out entertainer.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 10, 2020August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Wrong Man, The (1956)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1956, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 2 Comments

A stylistic and narrativistic departure for Hitchcock that is anchored by solid performances by Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 10, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Trouble with Harry, The (1955)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1955, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
  • 1 Comment

An underrated, light-hearted if sometimes peculiar comedic farce by Hitchcock.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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