FICTION
Elastic Girls | Short Story
A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory
Film
FILM
Can ‘Hero’ Save the Pandemic Film Genre in China?
A film from late 2022 offers something different from the maudlin sentiment of mainstream Chinese films about the human toll of Covid-19
FILM
Picturing Xinjiang on the Big Screen
From cosmopolitan pictures to musical tourism advertisements, the Tianshan Film Studio once galvanized filmmaking in Xinjiang, but now struggles to r…
FILM
What Does ‘Upcoming Summer’ Say about Youth and Love?
A “controversial” teen summer movie tackles coming-of-age and (possible) LGBT themes
FILM
'Sister' Spotlights Male-Preferring Families
"Sister" puts the spotlight on Chinese families' traditional preference for sons
FILM
Film Review: Chasing Her Shadow
Peng Fei's new movie explores how war orphans raised in China adapt to new lives in Japan
ENTERTAINMENT
Dealing with China's Cinema Censorship
What it takes to get Chinese film and TV to market
ENTERTAINMENT
Chinese Women Behind the Camera
Chloé Zhao and five more female film directors of Chinese descent to watch
FILM
Watching with Mother
How an emotional female-centric comedy beat big budget competition at the Chinese box office
FILM
Transpacific Flop
In trying to please everybody, Disney’s new live-action ‘Mulan’ has failed to satisfy anyone
The Making of “The Farewell”
Join TWOC for a behind-the-scenes talk with movie producer Jane Zheng this Saturday, November 23
