Jia Zhangke

San Diego Film Festival 2020 Report 1
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2020 Report 1

In his first report from the 2020 San Diego Asian Film Festival, Soham Gadre reports on the films he had the chance to see!

NYFF 2020: SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE: Birthplace And Bloodland
NYFF 2020: SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE: Birthplace And Bloodland

An ode to the importance of art that is a work of art itself, Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue is yet another fascinating look at contemporary China.

I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade
I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade

One of the more poetic documentaries, I Wish I Knew is an ode to the impact one city has had, across so many decades, on so many lives.

Time Destroys All Things in ASH IS PUREST WHITE
ASH IS PUREST WHITE: Time Destroys All Things

Ash Is Purest White is a masterpiece of time and alienation. Aaron Berry examines the ways time affects the characters.

The National Cinema Of Experience: How Can Film Capture The Momentary Feeling Of A Nation
The National Cinema Of Experience: How Can Film Capture The Momentary Feeling Of A Nation

Can film capture national events, the feelings of a nation, or national change? Is there space for it in the age of blockbusters?

ASH IS PUREST WHITE: A Melancholy Tale Of Human Connection
ASH IS PUREST WHITE: A Melancholy Tale Of Human Connection

Ash is Purest White is a simmering, heartbreaking story of a connection that perseveres, for better or for worse.

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 9: Cannes You Dig It?

Our penultimate Toronto International Film Festival report brings you a review of Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, plus films by Jia Zhangke, William McGregor, and more!

Cannes 2018 Days 3 & 4: Tragic Love, Maternal Love & Mads Mikkelsen
Cannes 2018 Days 3 & 4: Tragic Love, Maternal Love & Mads Mikkelsen

Reporting from Cannes Film Festival, Gus Edgar reviews Eva Husson’s Girls of the Sun, Jean-Luc Godard’s The Image Book, and more.