'Mahjong,' Yang Guns: Most Appealing Work is Sadder, Sharper, and Funnier
It takes four players to play mahjong, but it turns out our two film reviews here are enough to deliver double the insight – and pulp delight. Enjoy!
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‘Made in Hong Kong’: The Revolutionary Nature of Being Young, Dumb, and Stumbling Through It All
Restored to 4K in 2017, "Made in Hong Kong" emerges nearly three decades after its initial release as a poignant testament to the city's spirit during a transformative era. Directed by Fruit Chan, the film paints a gritty, punk-infused portrait of life in 1990s Hong Kong
Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 'Pitfall,' a Ghost of the Japanese New Wave’s Art Theatre Guild
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1962, Pitfall was the first Japanese film to be distributed by the Art Theatre Guild (ATG), the independent distribution and production company that helped ignite the Japanese New Wave’s radically experimental formalism.
'Millennium Mambo' Is Neon-Lit Nostalgia at Its Finest
Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s time capsule of early-aughts Taipei is 22, and it holds up for a new generation of viewers.