Zhuo-Ning Su

Hamburg Review: Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a Heartfelt Drama That Tries Hard to Please

There’s something about childhood memories that’s inherently sweet, hopeful—how we saw and remembered the world before we learned about loss and disappointment...

Hamburg Review: Franz Rogowski is Mesmerizing in the Quiet, Thoughtful Drama Great Freedom

As we learned during the pandemic, some things take two shots to fully work. I saw Austrian director Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom at Cannes this summer. A c...

Busan Review: Im Sang-soo’s Heaven: To the Land of Happiness is an Entertaining, If Formulaic Odd Couple Comedy

In summer 2020, faced with the unenviable choice between canceling and going virtual—which was never really an option, given its longstanding anti-streaming st...

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2020

When Jane Fonda opened that envelope and called Bong Joon-ho and his team to the stage, we really should have known. The Oscars were not supposed to get it rig...

Tsai Ming-liang on His New Approach to Filmmaking and Why Days Doesn’t Need Subtitles

We have had the privilege of speaking with Taiwan-based filmmaker/master of slow cinema Tsai Ming-liang three times over the last four years (see here, here, a...

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2019

Following our top 50 films of 2019, we're sharing personal top 10 lists from our contributors. Check out the latest below and see our complete year-end coverag...

Lav Diaz on the Desire for Epic Runtimes, Not Voting for the Oscars, and the Problem with Big Film Festivals

We had the chance to speak with the celebrated filmmaker in Hamburg about his approach to filmmaking, streamers versus cinema, and his experiences at film festivals. ...

Hamburg Review: ‘Beanpole’ is a Radical Relationship Drama Examining the Trauma of War

The horrors of war are often told through male-centric narratives. Heroes who go through hell on the battlefield, brothers who sacrifice everything for each oth...

Busan Review: In ‘Aadhaar,’ India’s Nationwide Registration Campaign is the Backdrop for a Sympathetic Drama

For every viewer there are forms of storytelling, visual expression that are more familiar than others. The references, codes, cinematic language of foreign fil...

Busan Review: ‘Balloon’ is a Delicate, Thoughtful Tibetan Drama

It’s hard to think of anything that’s as inherently ridiculous and quite literally vital as condoms. Nothing more than a little piece of latex, but what moral, ...

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Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Coma Gives Bertrand Bonello’s Masterpiece a Long-Overdue Appearance

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Josh Hartnett is Caught in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap in First Trailer for Concert-Set Thriller

Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Amnesiascope, Alain Delon, James Dean & More

New to Streaming: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Coup de Chance, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Suzume, Ennio & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

The Film Stage Show Ep. 533 – Love Lies Bleeding (with Lily Marotta)

Zhuo-Ning Su

Hamburg Review: Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a Heartfelt Drama That Tries Hard to Please

Hamburg Review: Franz Rogowski is Mesmerizing in the Quiet, Thoughtful Drama Great Freedom

Busan Review: Im Sang-soo’s Heaven: To the Land of Happiness is an Entertaining, If Formulaic Odd Couple Comedy

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2020

Tsai Ming-liang on His New Approach to Filmmaking and Why Days Doesn’t Need Subtitles

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2019

Lav Diaz on the Desire for Epic Runtimes, Not Voting for the Oscars, and the Problem with Big Film Festivals

Hamburg Review: ‘Beanpole’ is a Radical Relationship Drama Examining the Trauma of War

Busan Review: In ‘Aadhaar,’ India’s Nationwide Registration Campaign is the Backdrop for a Sympathetic Drama

Busan Review: ‘Balloon’ is a Delicate, Thoughtful Tibetan Drama

Zhuo-Ning Su