Movies
On June 20, 1994, a 23-year-old Beijing performance artist committed suicide, and a young filmmaker, using the pseudonym “Wu Ming”--which translates as “No Name”--was inspired to make a film that probes the reasons why.
March 20, 1998
At every turn, the Chinese globe-trotting heist flick “The Adventurers,” with Andy Lau as international master thief Zhang and Jean Reno as his Javert, calls to mind better, craftier precursors.
Aug. 17, 2017
If nothing else, you have to give “Mojin: The Lost Legend” credit for having moxie — it’s not every movie that thinks it’s got the goods to take on the opening weekend of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
Dec. 18, 2015
Though full of punch and fight scenes, the martial arts film is beautifully balletic, never bloody.
Sept. 12, 2003
Movie review: ‘If You Are the One 2’
Dec. 24, 2010
A pair of actors portray lovers in three different eras in this work from a Taiwanese master.
May 12, 2006
When Hou Hsiao-Hsien set out to make his first wuxia, or martial arts, movie, it was a virtual given that the acclaimed Taiwanese director adored by the festival circuit and art-house cinephiles around the world would create a fight picture unlike any other.
Oct. 20, 2015
Rich visual imagery adds color and depth to a tale of unhappy relationships.
March 26, 2004
Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien is considered one of the world’s greatest among the cognoscenti of the international festival circuit, though he remains largely unknown even to art-house audiences in the United States.
Oct. 15, 2015
Cory Yuen’s inventiveness in setting up martial arts action is unbeatable.
Sept. 7, 2003