Ming-liang Tsai Movie Reviews

  • Stray Dogs - Review

    Over the years, ‘slow’ cinema has served up some of the most engrossing, hypnotic permutations of the medium we’ve yet seen. Simply look at Lav Diaz’s acclaimed 4-hour polemepic (our word) Norte, the End of History or the upcoming From What Is…

    Over the years, ‘slow’ cinema has served up some of the most engrossing, hypnotic permutations of the medium we’ve yet seen. Simply look at Lav Diaz’s acclaimed 4-hour polemepic (our word) Norte, the End of History or the upcoming From What Is Before, which clocks in at over 5 and-a-half hours; both use incredibly long takes and an overall meditative attitude to worm themselves firmly into your brain. Elsewhere, Manakamana, which was released last year, featured a cinematic operandi no more…
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