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The River (1997): A Deep Dive into Tsai Ming-liang’s Alienated Masterpiece
This is your life, and it’s a slow-motion drowning in a stagnant river of urban decay. You’re watching Tsai Ming-liang’s The River (1997). There’s no big explosion.…
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Batang West Side (2001): Lav Diaz’s 5-Hour Masterpiece of Despair
This is your life, and it’s a five-hour autopsy of a soul. Welcome to Batang West Side (2001). Or West Side Avenue, if you prefer your subtitles with…