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The Battle at Lake Changjin (I & II) (Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, & Dante Lam, 2021-22)
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21st century Propaganda Films

The Battle at Lake Changjin (I & II) (Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, & Dante Lam, 2021-22)

05 May 2022 7 min read
Legend of the Demon Cat (Chen Kaige, 2019)
Chen Kaige

Legend of the Demon Cat (Chen Kaige, 2019)

Chen Kaige’s Legend of the Demon Cat is not what you’d expect it to be. Well, at least not after the first 20 minutes or so, wherein the eponymous feline wreaks havoc on the lives of Tang Dynasty courtiers, promising buried treasure in exchange for fish eyes and
28 Jul 2019 2 min read
Chen Kaige Capsule Reviews
Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige Capsule Reviews

Yellow Earth (1984) — January 13, 2019 Legend of the Mountain, but the evil ghost is feudalism and the magic sutra is Maoism. Probably most remarkable for the fact that it exists in the first place, but still pretty good on its own merits. Certainly it’s one of the five
27 Feb 2019 1 min read
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