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Ryan Swen

Ryan Swen is a freelance film critic and a cinema and media studies MA candidate at the University of Southern California. He co-hosts the podcast Catalyst and Witness and is a staff writer at Seattle Screen Scene.

Posted inFilm

The Passive, Tech-Obsessed Opening of the Winter Olympics

by Ryan Swen February 13, 2022February 12, 2022

Everything that distinguished director Zhang Yimou’s famed opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics feels either lacking or missing altogether here.

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A Mesmerizing Film Follows Two Men in Desperate Need of Connection

by Ryan Swen August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Taiwanese slow cinema luminary Tsai Ming-liang’s new film Days draws heartbreak and humanity out of activities as mundane as cooking and acupuncture.

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The Underrated Nonfiction Films of Jia Zhangke

by Ryan Swen May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

While the Chinese director has won acclaim for movies like A Touch of Sin and Ash Is Purest White, his documentaries are an equally vital part of his oeuvre.

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The Wistful, Lyrical, Romantic World of Wong Kar-wai

by Ryan Swen December 1, 2020June 24, 2022

Film at Lincoln Center’s complete retrospective of Wong’s filmography offers the chance to see some of his lesser-known films.

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Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Cinematic Visions of Youth and Optimism

by Ryan Swen July 27, 2020October 14, 2021

The prolific and innovative Japanese director passed away earlier this year. Now, JAPAN CUTS is celebrating him with a series of conversations and his final film.

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This Self-Described “Chinese Peasant” Has Become the Twitter God of Drinking

by Ryan Swen February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Liu Shichao, better known as Pangzai, has become a social media sensation with his oddly compelling videos of his everyday life.

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An Innovative YouTube Series Visualizes Sports Data in a Mesmerizing Manner

by Ryan Swen July 12, 2019November 4, 2019

SB Nation’s Jon Bois brings a singular style to his video storytelling.

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