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Chang Chen

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Savage (Cui Siwei, 2019)
Cui Siwei

Savage (Cui Siwei, 2019)

Cui Siwei’s directorial debut is not, unfortunately, a remake of the classic blaxploitation film Savage (tagline: “On the streets, or in the sheets, he’s. . . SAVAGE!”). Instead, it’s another moody Chinese noir, this one headed by two excellent actors and set in a snowy mountain wilderness. Chang Chen
29 Jul 2019 2 min read
Hou Hsiao-hsien Capsule Reviews
Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien Capsule Reviews

Cute Girl (1980) — March 18, 2015 Hou Hsiao-hsien’s first film pairs pop stars Kenny Bee and Feng Fei-fei in a totally pleasant and generic romantic comedy. He’s poor, she’s rich, they fall in love anyway. Tsui Hark’s Working Class is a much better version of this
29 Oct 2017 3 min read
A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
Edward Yang

A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)

Edward Yang’s A Brighter Summer Day was released earlier this year by the Criterion Collection. A home video event years in the making, rumors of its impending inclusion in the canonical collection (as part of Criterion’s partnership with the World Cinema Foundation) have been swirling since as far
27 Jul 2016 8 min read
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
Ang Lee

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)

I still think this is a pretty great movie, almost 15 years after it proved to be a surprise hit, thanks in no small part to Sony Pictures releasing it uncut in its intended form (ahem, Harvey Weinstein). That it lost Best Picture to Gladiator is one of the underrated
28 Aug 2013 4 min read
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