"Poignant... Seamless"
– The New York Times
*** CRITIC'S PICK ***
"Mesmerizing"
– New York Magazine
"Imagistic... Revealing... Engrossing"
– Variety
"An Outstanding Ride"
– Huffington Post
"Strikingly gorgeous... revelatory... It's not just valuable for the record, it's elegant in the process."
– Greencine
"Evocative"
— The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy
"Exciting and Relevant"
– AMC Film Critic
"Rich and culturally challenging"
– The Austin Chronicle
"Quiet, beautiful, contemplative"
– Austinist
"Valuable document of an important time in China’s history... through the eyes of a compassionate, meticulous artist"
– Notcoming.com
"Reality-television compelling"
— Baltimore City Paper
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Reviews
THE NEW YORK TIMES Review
December 9, 2010 -
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"Interesting and Poignant… Seamless… Elegantly Framed"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE ***CRITIC'S PICK*** December 7, 2010 -
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"Mesmerizing"
VARIETY Review
December 8, 2010 -
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"Imagistic... Revealing... Engrossing"
AMC FILM CRITIC Review
October 7, 2010 -
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"Exciting and relevant... As Beijing's post-Olympic future becomes clear in the coming years,
Beijing Taxi could have even more impact than initially intended."
GREENCINE Review
March 19, 2010 -
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"Strikingly gorgeous... revelatory, an admirably formal presentation of the baseline texture of contemporary Beijing. It's not just valuable for the record, it's elegant in the process."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
March 27, 2010 -
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"Evocative"- ‘Beijing Taxi’ Explores Country’s Evolution From Perspective of Drivers
THE HUFFINGTON POST Review
March 17, 2010 -
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"Beijing Taxi dips us under the mainstream media's radar screen ... a lyrical, funny and at times bitter journey... delivers rich details and intimate portrayals.
Beijing Taxi can take everyone... on a ground journey around Beijing to understand some average Chinese people. An important mission, and one that
Beijing Taxi does extremely well."
BALTIMORE CITY PAPER Review
May 5, 2010 -
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"The characters in the film are reality-television compelling, and Wang... matches an outsiders fascination about everything with an
emigrant's appreciation for what Beijing is leaving behind in their
embrace of modernity."
NOT COMING Review
April 24, 2010 -
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"Vivid but impressionistic... Wang has a gift for defamiliarization, transforming the everyday into something beguiling."
ASIAN PACIFIC ARTS Review
July 23, 2010 - read full article
"Wang's Beijing is a living, breathing organism undergoing fast chaotic changes... Unfiltered, uncensored look at a 21st century city and the taxi drivers that service it every single day."
AUSTINIST Review
March 15, 2010 - read full article
"Quiet, beautiful, contemplative"
"A rare, highly personal glimpse into the realities and struggles of everyday life in a state of constant cultural flux."
AUSTIN CHRONICLE Review
March 19, 2010 -
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"Rich and culturally challenging"
SMELLS LIKE SCREEN SPIRIT Review March 10, 2010 - read full article
"Beijing Taxi functions on a much higher level..."
INSIDE PULSE MOVIES Review
March 20, 2010 - read full article
"Wang masterfully captures the growing apprehension and resistance to the city's growth as the city prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games."
