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Benjamin Wang

Benjamin Wang's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Shadow (2018) 94% EDIT “There's romance and melodrama in Shadow, and while it's less emphasized than in Zhang's other wuxia films, it pairs well with the Machiavellian intrigue.” – Film Inquiry Nov 21, 2018 Full Review High Life (2018) 83% EDIT “A dense film, and a transgressive one. Regardless of how one evaluates it, it demands consideration of various concepts and the complex array of experiences that unfold from their interactions.” – Film Inquiry Sep 27, 2018 Full Review Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) 100% EDIT “This film may be a better starting point than other films by Mizoguchi. It's less mystical than the frequently canonized Sansho the Bailiff and Ugetsu, and more high-concept than The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums. Of course, it's just as rich.” – Film Inquiry Sep 19, 2018 Full Review Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) 83% EDIT “From a formalist perspective, all of Yamada's films are fascinating, and Liz and the Blue Bird might be the most fascinating for its contrasts of style and color, and for its elaborate soundscape.” – Film Inquiry Jul 25, 2018 Full Review The Color of Pomegranates (1969) 94% EDIT “One may approach it as an achievement of creativity, as an historical film, as a religious film, or even as a political film; in any case, it's rich cinematic ground for those who wish to explore unconventional art.” – Film Inquiry Jun 22, 2018 Full Review In This Corner of the World (2016) 97% EDIT “The way we manage our disposition toward unremarkable life and the way conditions change over time can be subtle, but they're important. In This Corner of the World endeavors to showcase that.” – Film Inquiry Jan 29, 2018 Full Review They Live by Night (1948) 96% EDIT “They Live by Night works well as a crime film and even better as a romance.” – Film Inquiry Sep 4, 2017 Full Review Happy Hour (2015) 100% EDIT “It's worth putting aside the time to see how Happy Hour excels in every way a narrative film can.” – Film Inquiry Jul 31, 2017 Full Review Lost in America (1985) 95% EDIT “Lost in America is one of the funniest films from one of our greatest cinematic comedians.” – Film Inquiry Jun 27, 2017 Full Review Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) 95% EDIT “It wouldn't be the first movie I'd recommend to someone, though it is arguably more accessible than Chantal Akerman's other work, and a fine testament to her brilliance.” – Film Inquiry May 18, 2017 Full Review Only Yesterday (1991) 100% EDIT “Only Yesterday is easily among Studio Ghibli's very best work.” – Film Inquiry Apr 6, 2017 Full Review Black Girl (1966) 94% EDIT “Sembene imbues objects with significance, not only on a symbolic level, but in a way so profound that they seem to carry supernatural power.” – Film Inquiry Mar 20, 2017 Full Review Ghost in the Shell (1995) 95% EDIT “Ghost in the Shell creates a prescient vision of a connected world, a speculative character study and a piece of social commentary regarding the international marketplace.” – Film Inquiry Feb 27, 2017 Full Review The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) 98% EDIT “Hit musical La La Land drew inspiration from The Young Girls of Rochefort and it deserves revisitation; it is one of the greatest films of the 1960s.” – Film Inquiry Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Cameraperson (2016) 100% EDIT “By presenting the unpredictable, the horrifying, and the hopeful through the eyes of a person who never appears on screen, Cameraperson never trivializes.” – Film Inquiry Jan 4, 2017 Full Review Toni Erdmann (2016) 93% EDIT “One of 2016's best.” – Film Inquiry Jan 4, 2017 Full Review Miss Hokusai (2015) 93% EDIT “You won't stick with Miss Hokusai because you absolutely must know what happens next. Sometimes it's worth sticking with something just to be immersed.” – Film Inquiry Jan 4, 2017 Full Review Daguerrotype (2016) 55% EDIT “Daguerrotype gets in its own way: it starts with a cast of strong characters and incisive observations of their behavior, and ends up reducing them to the ideas they embody.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review A Touch of Zen (1971) 97% EDIT “Like the old Buddhist told King Hu: A Touch of Zen is something to be experienced.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) 94% EDIT “The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, for its length and rawness, can be a difficult film to watch. But its richness of detail evokes life to a degree that few films can match.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) 97% EDIT “Hunt for the Wilderpeople is unabashedly sentimental, and some of the specific tragic notes threaten to come across as cloying, but the comedy gives it a lot of life.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review Piper (2016) 100% EDIT “Piper is effective and worth seeing because of the cinematography, and on the whole it makes a decent case for the expressive potential of photorealistic animation.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review Faat KinĂ© (2000) 78% EDIT “Faat Kine presents a wonderful, feminist, observation of Senegalese women's lives.” – Film Inquiry Dec 8, 2016 Full Review
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