Rebel

Mike D'Angelo

If nothing else, this is a rare case in which a directors feature debut doubles as his greatest hits album. ( Read More )

Arrogant, self important creators make films like Businessman and DCM. ( Read More )

Matt Zoller Seitz

Tsai Ming Liangs debut film Rebels of the Neon God, a youth in revolt story thats finally being released to US theaters 23 years after its debut, is the directors most accessible film.That will seem like a funny observation once youve seen it, because Tsais most accessible film is more unusual and uncompromising than any youre likely to see this year. ( Read More )

David Ehrlich

Tsai Ming liang isnt for all tastes, but moviegoers with the patience to watch an 11 minute shot of a man mauling a cabbage (Stray Dogs) or a nearly dialogue free epic about the final night of a repertory theater (Goodbye, Dragon Inn) are rewarded with indelible meditations on the loneliness of modern life. ( Read More )

Clayton Dillard

Theres nothing romantic here about violence, nor is there an affected visual style; to this end, Tsai takes instruction from a film like Touki Bouki for its engagement with dominant, fashionable film styles, but for the purpose of renouncing it. ( Read More )