Five masterpieces from filmmakers whose work has pushed the cultural envelope
Tag: Jia Zhang-ke
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Movie Tuesday: The test of time
Films that successfully subvert ordinary cinematic conventions about the passage of time
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Ash Is Purest White is another triumph for Jia Zhang-ke
No other director can evoke feelings of displacement so palpably.
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Ben Sachs picks the top ten—well, 13—movies of 2018
A mix of the new, the old, and new work by the old
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Oscar shorts out the wazoo, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Year in review: 2013 at the movies
Year in review: J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs each pick their top ten.
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A closer look at one shot of A Touch of Sin
How Jia Zhang-ke’s latest benefits from sitting in the front row
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 11/25: “Violence and Virtue,” the Music Box’s 30th anniversary, and “Let There Be Light”
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, November 25
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Jia Zhang-ke, Alexander Payne, Stephen Frears, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Enough is enough in A Touch of Sin
Jia Zhang-ke’s A Touch of Sin tells four stories of people driven to violence
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Afric-a-go-go
The African Diaspora Film Festival opens today at Facets Cinematheque. Plus, this week’s Critic’s Choices and new reviews.
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No place of grace
Jia Zhang-ke’s Still Life looks into the future–and none of us is there!
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Gambler’s luck
The Chicago International Film Festival’s always a guessing game … but sometimes you can guess right.