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Jia Zhangke gives portmanteau pics fresh blood in his moral mosaic of modern China – blood being the operative word. Zhangke is known for slow-burn reveries like Still Life , but his latest feature is buffeted by violent eruptions; even animals and apples get it.
What keeps gratuitousness at bay is Zhangke’s controlled style and empathy for the have-nots. Bitter coal miners and harassed women kick back against their oppressors in the best of these four heartfelt tales of howling frustration: the violence hits you like a shovel to the head, but the political rage stings hardest.
A new Batman #1 from Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez launches this September with a "revamped aesthetic," a throwback costume, and a new Batmobile
Marvel reveals its full slate of May 2025 comics and covers featuring the Avengers, the X-Men, Spider-Man, and more
Former Witcher 3 lead says his new vampire RPG Blood of Dawnwalker has a smaller open world because "it feels more like you actually know the place" compared to "behemoths"
