The People’s Republic of Desire, reviewed
A dark and provocative glimpse at China’s celebrity streaming culture
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A dark and provocative glimpse at China’s celebrity streaming culture
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Continue readingDirector Huang Hsin-yao’s satirical, sometimes bleak dark comedy focuses on class, political corruption, and religion in Taiwan.
Continue readingFive noteworthy Chinese movies from 2018, including from big-name directors Zhang Yimou, Jia Zhangke, and Jiang Wen.
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Continue readingXie Jin remains relatively obscure outside of his home country, which is a shame. He directed such…
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Continue readingComing of age during the Cultural Revolution, China’s post-Mao filmmakers would revolutionize the industry with story-driven movies…
Continue readingThe Second Golden Age of Chinese film, short-lived as it was, saw some of China’s best directors,…
Continue readingPolitics, revolution, bloodshed, prostitution, suicide, feminism (before it was defined as such): Chinese films of the 1920s…
Continue readingThis week on the Sinica Podcast, Jeremy and Kaiser speak with Tashi Rabgey, research professor of international affairs at George Washington University and director of the Tibet Governance Project. They are joined by returning guest Jim Millward, professor of history at Georgetown University and renowned scholar of Xinjiang and Central Asia. This episode focuses on […]