A delicate web of family secrecy is unravelled in this impressive debut feature from Xiang Zi.…
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Jia Zhang-ke's latest documentary lacks clarity in paying credit to the creative voices of his hometown.…
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Last Sunrise threatens to be pointed and timely, but it ends up feeling like most of the discourse on energy and climate change: uncommitted and directionless.…
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Han Han's sports comedy is packed with big laughs and draws upon his background as a rally driver to flesh out a routine comeback story with credible and authentic detail.…
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Frant Gwo's adaptation of Liu Cixin's short story is the biggest blockbuster of the Chinese New Year box office season, successfully imitating a large swath of Hollywood influences, for good and bad.…
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Cathy Yan's debut feature takes it sweet time juggling a lot of different plot threads, but the journey is worthwhile.…
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FilmEra is at TIFF from September 6th to 16th. In this dispatch, we review new films from Mia Hansen-Løve, Chen Kaige, and Paul Greengrass.…
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The third installment of the Detective Dee series starts strong, but slowly devolves into the nonsensical CGI spectacle of Tsui Hark's other recent films.…
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After scoring big at the Chinese box office, this ambitious film hit Western shores with little fanfare, but animation fans should not be sleeping on it.…
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Han Yan's latest film signals the start of China's summer movie season, but it's a rough start, offering uneven entertainment.…
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