The James Marsh film review archive

Black Coal Thin Ice

  • Black Coal, Thin Ice

    This year’s surprise Golden Bear winner at Berlin is a bleak, yet engrossing whodunnit set in the wintry climes of Northern China. For his third feature film, writer-director Diao Yinan… Read More

  • A Touch of Sin and China’s New Cinematic Crimewave

    A Touch of Sin and China’s New Cinematic Crimewave

    Last month, the China Film Directors’ Guild Awards caused a stir at their annual ceremony, when the jury – made up solely of filmmakers – refused to name a winner… Read More