A Sealed Book 天之书 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 93 mins. Chief director: Wang Yingjiao 王应蛟. Director: Wang Xiaogang 王筱刚. Late-stage director: Sun Xiaohan 孙晓寒. Rating: 4/10. Period fantasy is okay for short periods but is sunk by a garbled script and has the feel of a web movie. STORY Willowless township, Guanxi province, China, some … Continue reading Review: A Sealed Book (2022) →
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