‘Việt and Nam’ Review: Trương Minh Quý Exhumes the Perpetual Ghosts of His Home Country
Truong’s Cannes-premiering latest work uniquely explores the Vietnamese spirit and its modern history, working as a singular spin on a ghost story wrapped in a heartbreaking romantic drama.
‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing Completes His Seminal “Youth” Trilogy
For the finale piece of his expansive "Youth" Trilogy, the Chinese documentarian again returns to the proletariat subjects employed in the garment workshops of Zhili, this time framing them within the context of the larger world outside of their relentless working conditions.
‘Green Night’ Review: Fan Bingbing Returns to the Silver Screen in an Atmospheric but Flimsy Neo-Noir Thriller
Chinese writer-director Han Shuai probes a traditionally masculine genre with a decidedly female touch, building her sophomore feature's narrative around two women who turn to the seedy crime world of Seoul to escape the men who control them.