Jia Zhangke

Film Review: “Caught by the Tides” — Innovatively Rearranging the Past

May 25, 2025
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“Caught by the Tides” eludes the narcissistic congratulation found in self-referential cinema because it absorbs Jia’s early work to create something that has the shock of the new, as much as it builds on the past. 

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Movie Review: “A Touch of Sin” — A Fearless Vision of Corruption in Contemporary China

January 2, 2014
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In “A Touch of Sin,” four depressing stories float into one other, all said to be based on news stories from Chinese papers.

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