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Tag: Tao Zhao

Reviews

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (风流一代)

June 11, 2025June 12, 2025 Michael J. Casey

Caught By the Tides isn’t your typical movie. It’s an assembly of previously shot footage directed by Jia Zhange-ke, all of them starring his wife, actress Tao Zhao, over three decades. In one aspect, these are the odds and ends, … Continue reading CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (风流一代)

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

April 4, 2019July 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Ash is Purest White is a gangster movie. Well, sort of. Sure, the movie opens with a room full of low-level gangsters gambling, but openings can be deceiving. From there, it’s only a matter of minutes before one gangster pulls a … Continue reading ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

Film Festival

DFF Review — ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

November 6, 2018August 5, 2023 Michael J. Casey

It’s only a matter of minutes before a loaded gun is produced. Not unusual considering Ash is Purest White revolves around two gangsters, but this is mid-’90s China and unregister firearms are illegal and come with a heavy penalty. Just showing someone … Continue reading DFF Review — ASH IS PUREST WHITE (江湖儿女)

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