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Caught By the Tides: Jia Zhang-Ke’s New Film Mines Previous Footage to Inhabit the Past

Caught By the Tides: Jia Zhang-Ke’s New Film Mines Previous Footage to Inhabit the Past

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 7, 2025Caught By the Tides, Jia Zhang-Ke, Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, TIFF 24, Cannes, Chinese, DramaComment

Only the River Flows: Challenges of Pre-Digital Age 1990s Power Crafty Police Procedural

Only the River Flows: Challenges of Pre-Digital Age 1990s Power Crafty Police Procedural

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 31, 2024Only the River Flows, Chinese, Cannes, Shujun Wei, Chloe Maayan, Yilong Zhu, Police procedural Comment

Chinese in chains: A Q&A with Steve James about Abacus: Small Enough To Jail

Steve James (Abacus)

InterviewJune 1, 2017Financial meltdown, Banks, Chinese, documentary