Written by Eric Zhu "Structurally, “Tides” takes the format of Jia’s recent melodramas “Mountains May Depart” and “Ash is Purest White.” Split into three sections, each set during a different time period and typified by a different era of Jia’s … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "A film of expansive visual power, of so many rolling desert vistas and desolate townscapes coated in metallic gray, “Black Dog” depicts the transformation of rural China in recent decades through the washed-out aesthetic of..."… Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 A leading light in modern Chinese cinema, filmmaker Jia Zhangke is far better known for his fiction work than his documentaries. That’s not exactly surprising. Jia is widely regarded for his incisive explorations of political, … Continue reading.
