Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou’s Shadow is a different beast to Hero and House of Flying Daggers – but is every bit as essential.
Our London Film Festival coverage is coming to an end! For our final report, we discuss If Beale Street Could Talk, Stan & Ollie, Shadow and more.
The brilliance of some movies just isn’t evident on a first viewing, whether it be due to our age or the film’s density; here are some that needed a second watch to fully appreciate.
While ‘Fifth Generation Chinese Cinema’ technically refers to the films produced by the fifth generation of graduates from the Beijing Film Academy following Mao Zedong’s ‘Cultural Revolution,’ the connotations of the phrase are far deeper in meaning than simply referring to a group of people.
Everything about The Great Wall should be fun and goofy, but it takes itself too seriously to be enjoyed for its silliness.