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Anzhe Zhang

Anzhe Zhang studied journalism and East Asian studies at New York University and works as a culture, music, and content writer based in Brooklyn. His writing can be found in The FADER, Subtitle, Open City, and others.

Now and Then

Now and Then Review: A Murder Mystery That Doubles As an Examination of Social Status

by Anzhe Zhang
May 9, 2022

The series plays out like a sultry crime thriller, but what lies beneath its edgy, multi-perspective plot is a social drama about class.

Russian Doll

Russian Doll Season Two Review: A Bumpy but Deliriously Weird Mind Trip

by Anzhe Zhang
April 18, 2022

In its second season, Russian Doll continues to ably straddle the line between realist tragicomedy and run-of-the-mill sci-fi.

Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice Review: A Grim, Noir-Tinged Yakuza Thriller

by Anzhe Zhang
April 8, 2022

At its best, Tokyo Vice sketches out a detail-rich portrait of Japanese society and the criminal world that operates in its shadows.

Pachinko

Pachinko Review: A Stylish, Sweeping Journey Through Japanese Colonialism

by Anzhe Zhang
March 16, 2022

Pachinko is an artfully staged and detailed historical epic that details one family’s experiences across generations.

Killing Eve Season 4

Killing Eve Review: A Final Season Flip of the Script Results in a Power Shift

by Anzhe Zhang
February 20, 2022

In its fourth season, Killing Eve remains keyed into the symmetry between its two protagonists as they converge toward a final showdown.

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna Review: An Engrossing but Uneven Portrait of a Con Artist

by Anzhe Zhang
February 9, 2022

Inventing Anna suffers from a few meandering detours but succeeds in its goal of elevating its central figure.

Supernatural Academy

Supernatural Academy Review: A Vibrant but Formulaic YA Adaptation

by Anzhe Zhang
January 19, 2022

Supernatural Academy is both culturally calibrated for 2022 and disappointingly traditional in the treatment of its characters.

Euphoria

Euphoria Season Two Review: Maximalist Melodrama with a Side of Meta-Commentary

by Anzhe Zhang
January 13, 2022

In its second season, Euphoria doubles down on its claim as the classiest and most artistic form of the lowbrow high school drama ever.

Landscapers

Review: Landscapers Is a Visually Ambitious, If Thinly Sketched, True Crime Story

by Anzhe Zhang
December 17, 2021

Landscapers is a tragicomic story that’s more concerned with its insular couple than the motivations of their crimes.

Girls' Generation, Lion Heart

Review: Girls’ Generation, Lion Heart

by Anzhe Zhang
August 19, 2015

With their new album, Girls’ Generation seems to be determined to give listeners a little bit of everything.

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