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April (2024)

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Exploring #22: Piotr Szulkin

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Accattone (1961)

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Plague, The (2025)

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Central Park (1989)

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Amoeba (2025)

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F for Fake (1973)

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Exploring #21: Roy Andersson

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Devi (1960)

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It Was Just an Accident (2025)

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July 27, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Kicking and Screaming (1995)

  • Baumbach, Noah, Criterion Collection
  • 1995, Noah Baumbach, USA
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A strong feature debut about postgraduation aimlessness that milks hilarity through an array of self-analytical characters who are far too absorbed in their own ennui to really think for themselves, but Baumbachโ€™s clever script does all the hard work for them.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 26, 2020August 2, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Mystic River (2003)

  • Eastwood, Clint
  • 2003, Clint Eastwood, USA
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Marking Eastwoodโ€™s late-career resurgence as a noteworthy filmmaker is this powerful drama about choices and consequences, backed by a solid ensemble cast that includes Oscar-winning performances by Sean Penn and Tim Robbins.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 20, 2020July 10, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Gold Rush, The (1925)

  • Chaplin, Charles, Criterion Collection
  • 1925, charles chaplin, USA
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Chaplinโ€™s greatest box-office success in the silent era remains a cultural touchstoneโ€”a parable of greed, romance and peril that is as hilarious and touching now as it was a century ago. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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July 18, 2020August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Rope (1948)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1948, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
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No matter how many times you see it, it still holds up well as one of Hitchcockโ€™s most morbid and suspenseful works.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 18, 2020August 1, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Spellbound (1945)

  • Criterion Collection, Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1945, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
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An underrated gem by Hitchcock about psychoanalysis and the guilt complex, featuring a stirring Oscar-winning score by Miklos Rozsa.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 12, 2020October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

One from the Heart (1982)

  • Coppola, Francis Ford
  • 1982, Francis Ford Coppola, USA
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A skimpy storyline and uninteresting lead characters mar this artistic antecedent to โ€˜Moulin Rougeโ€™ and โ€˜La La Landโ€™.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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July 12, 2020October 20, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Into the Abyss (2011)

  • Herzog, Werner
  • 2011, USA, Werner Herzog
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Herzog’s take on capital punishment from a humanistic standpoint – haunting, hopeful, and strange.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 10, 2020July 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Swallow (2019)

  • Others
  • 2019, USA
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Haley Bennettโ€™s hypnotic performance as a pregnant woman with a new compulsion for eating hard and sharp objects gives this polished feature debut a nuanced edge.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 5, 2020July 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

  • Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1987, Stanley Kubrick, UK, USA
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The duality of being a U.S. Marineโ€”to train to kill but also be expendableโ€”is captured with cold, hard irony in Kubrickโ€™s clinical take on the (Vietnam) war movie. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 4, 2020August 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Saboteur (1942)

  • Hitchcock, Alfred
  • 1942, Alfred Hitchcock, USA
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An underrated delight by Hitchcock in what is another early ‘wrong man’ picture.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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