Cinema Escapist
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Review: “Ash Is Purest White” Stands Stubbornly Still While China Moves Forward
BY Anthony Kao
Jia Zhangke's "Ash is Purest White" makes us wonder where stubbornly idiosyncratic auteurs belong in contemporary China.
Interview: “Paradoxical” Director Mu-Ming Tsai and Producer Iris Lai Talk About the Binary Nature of Sense and Emotion
BY Emily Hsiang
Cinema Escapist writer Emily Hsiang sat down with Director Mu-Ming Tsai and Producer Iris Lai for an interview about "Paradoxical" -- a movie about sense and emotion, as...
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan on Art, Politics, and Non-Bollywood Indian Films
BY Anthony Kao
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's latest film "Sexy Durga" won the prestigious Hivos Tiger Award at 2017's Rotterdam Film Festival — a first for Indian cinema.