FILM

Box Office Blues: National Day Films Leave Audiences in the Dust

Despite a promising opening, this National Day holiday’s box office ends with another round of disappointing performances

FILM

Like a Rolling Stone: A Stirring Meditation on Womanhood and Defiance

Based on the true story of Su Min, China’s latest box office hit reflects on the quiet endurance of generations of women and questions whether leaving is the end—or just the first step toward reclaiming independence

FILM, LITERATURE

Red Alert: The Challenge of Bringing a Chinese Classic to Screen

Classic novel “Dream of the Red Chamber” has been subject to dozens of film and TV adaptations in the last century, but why is no one satisfied?

FILM

Summer Fizzle: China’s Box Office Reports Steep Decline

Movie-going fatigue strikes audiences as box office revenues decline by almost half from last year’s summer season

FILM

China’s New Box Office Hit Brings Laughs, but Not Heart

In a bid to appease the demand for a “true comedy,” “Successor” has won over audiences with its wit and humor, but falls short in humanizing the hardships faced by children growing up in Chinese households

FILM

Five Chinese Films to Watch from FIRST International Film Festival

In a unique year with no winner for the Best Feature award, here are five movies from the FIRST International Film Festival that are still worth watching

FILM

China’s Revolutionary Youth on Screen

Three movies and one TV series to learn about the May Fourth Movement, one of China’s most important protests

FILM

The Female-Perspective Films Enriching Chinese Cinema

Discover five recent female-centered films and the women directors behind them

FILM

The Rise of Female Perspectives in China’s Movie Industry

The female pioneers of China’s film industry and how they’re continuing to bring important, fresh perspectives to the big screen

FILM

The Enduring Allure of Old Shanghai

Why even TV shows set in the 1990s lean into aesthetics from nearly a century earlier