Friday, May 22, 2015

Cannes 2015: 'The Assassin' Review


Count me among those who deeply admire Hou Hsiao-Hsien's The Assassin but don't quite love it. Easily the most ravishingly adored critical favorite at this year's Cannes, this meditative martial-arts film could very easily walk off with the Palme d'Or. I reviewed the film for Paste.