Ash Is Purest White

Except that the scenery itself doesnt look the way it did back then. ( Read More )

Glenn Kenny

The movie is always a pleasure to behold, but be warned: The sound mix is so acute that every time one of the characters’ iPhones went off in the present-day scenes I was almost annoyed, thinking that someone in the screening room had left their device on. So wait a second in your local arthouse before yelling “turn it off!” ( Read More )

Liao Fan plays his part well. But this film is owned by Zhao Tao, director Jia Zhangkes muse and wife. ( Read More )

David Ehrlich

Jia Zhangke’s Latest Epic Is a Long and Melancholy Mash-Up of His Previous Films ( Read More )

Its a bittersweet idea that Jia unpacks with all the emotion of a slow growing ulcer. ( Read More )