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  Hero 2002

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  This is the only film I can think of that understands the "art" in martial arts. And yet, it understands so, so much more.

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  Taipei Story 1985

  ★★★★½ Watched 24 Jan 2025

  All that we forfeit in the pursuit of something greater may come back to bite us. But I doubt it would be as dramatic as most movies literally are these days. I think it would be more like the poetry in Edward Yang's works. We will walk past a playground that we used to frequent as children and realise that we are no longer fit for playing games there. We will walk past our old school and realise how small…

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  Challengers 2024

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 21 Dec 2024

  I'd almost forgotten about this movie until my Spotify Wrapped politely reminded me that the Reznor-Ross score from this film has occupied a huge chunk of my listening time this year. That's when it dawned on me that a mere 3.5/5 (which is what I'd rated Challengers on my first viewing) is quite unfair for a movie that handles everything perfectly except for its plot (which was my earlier reason for downrating it). Because besides the plot, there's really not…

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  Chungking Express 1994

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Jun 2024

  "That was the closest we ever got, just 0.01cm between us."
  "Ever since she left, everything in the apartment is sad."

  Canned food is not the only thing that expires in a few months' time. Memories fade -- or expire -- and they're replaced by new ones. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, you want the memories to last centuries, but other times you're happy they don't. Give your apartment (and, by extension, yourself) a new look before it…

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