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Ryan Swen

Ryan Swen is a freelance film critic and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. His website is Taipei Mansions.

Who by Fire

‘Who by Fire’ Review: Philippe Lesage’s Fluid and Riveting Tale of Simmering Rivalries

by Ryan Swen
October 8, 2024

This is a film of great freedom, suggesting that anything can happen at any given moment.

Youth (Homecoming)

‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s Sorrowful Coda to His Textile Worker Trilogy

by Ryan Swen
September 26, 2024

In the context of the trilogy, Youth (Homecoming) feels both standalone and summative.

Red Island

‘Red Island’ Review: Robin Campillo’s Remembrance of Things Past

by Ryan Swen
August 13, 2024

Campillo’s oddly paradoxical film is at once lackadaisical and urgent.

Return to Dust

Return to Dust Review: A Fine-Grained, Unsentimental Paean to a Couple’s Fortitude

by Ryan Swen
July 20, 2023

Return to Dust’s characters don’t so much develop as they deepen.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Review: David O. Russell’s Wacky Picaresque About Taking on Fascism

by Ryan Swen
October 4, 2022

What lingers most readily from Amsterdam are the little privileged moments.

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