Cinema Escapist
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Review: Was China’s “Shanghai Fortress” Really That Bad?
BY Richard Yu
After Chinese netizens lambasted " Shanghai Fortress," Netflix has given the world a chance to comment this latest Chinese foray into scifi.
Review: Netflix’s “Better Than Us” Imagines a World Where Robots Do The Work
BY Richard Yu
Luddites and Utopians clash in a Russian sci-fi drama that asks us whether robots can be better than humans.
7 Space Movies From Around the World
BY Richard Yu
America isn't the only country that makes space exploration movies—here are seven movies that'll help you learn about other countries' space aspirations.
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...
Review: “Salyut 7” is Russia’s “Apollo 13” — With A Geopolitical Twist
BY Anthony Kao
This space rescue movie offers gripping suspense…and insight into Russian geopolitics.
“Fatal Countdown: Reset” premieres June 30, 2017
BY Richard Yu
"Fatal Countdown: Reset" (逆时营救) is Chinese time travel suspense movie starring Yang Mi and Wallace Huo.