Press Play with Madeleine Brand
In ‘Ash Is Purest White,’ a Chinese Bonnie and Clyde
Our critics review “The Aftermath,” which takes place after World War II, and tensions arise when a British colonel and his wife (Keira Knightley) must share a house with Germans; “Ash Is Purest White,” from Jia Zhangke, who is considered one of…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review “The Aftermath,” which takes place after World War II, and tensions arise when a British colonel and his wife (Keira Knightley) must share a house with Germans; “Ash Is Purest White,” from Jia Zhangke, who is considered one of the best Chinese filmmakers of the last few decades; “The Mustang,” from French actor/director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, and starring Matthias Schoenaerts as a prison inmate in a rehabilitation program that has convicts tame wild horses.
Madeleine Brand
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Digital News & Culture Editor
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife