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People's Republic of Desire fascinates and repels in equal measure with a sadly illuminating look at the intersection between technology and our relationship with celebrity.
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In this thematic emphasis, Wu points to the hollowness of a lot of Internet culture-his subjects are bound by a desire to lose themselves in a fleeting sense of fame. December 19, 2018 | Full Review…
In this thematic emphasis, Wu points to the hollowness of a lot of Internet culture-his subjects are bound by a desire to lose themselves in a fleeting sense of fame.
Ben Sachs
Equally fascinating, sad and scary... December 5, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Equally fascinating, sad and scary...
David Lewis
People's Republic of Desire is equal shares fascinating and depressing, often at the same time. November 30, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
People's Republic of Desire is equal shares fascinating and depressing, often at the same time.
Nick Allen
The ability of "People's Republic of Desire" to show these familiar desires playing out in futuristic surroundings is invariably surprising and never less than compelling. November 29, 2018 | Full Review…
The ability of "People's Republic of Desire" to show these familiar desires playing out in futuristic surroundings is invariably surprising and never less than compelling.
Kenneth Turan
A chillingly sad document of where the human spirit is at, and where it may be going. November 29, 2018 | Full Review…
A chillingly sad document of where the human spirit is at, and where it may be going.
James Greenberg
You don't wait for what comes next in "People's Republic of Desire" as much as you watch and wonder why any of it is happening. November 29, 2018 | Full Review…
You don't wait for what comes next in "People's Republic of Desire" as much as you watch and wonder why any of it is happening.
Ken Jaworowski
Wu edits their stories into clean, rags-to-riches-to-rags narratives, and doesn't have to do much when it comes to highlighting how strange the whole situation is June 5, 2019 | Full Review…
Wu edits their stories into clean, rags-to-riches-to-rags narratives, and doesn't have to do much when it comes to highlighting how strange the whole situation is
C.J. Prince
At a time when Americans are more concerned than ever that social media platforms such as Facebook are exerting too much influence over people's lives, this eye-opening film features China also grappling with the same issue. March 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
At a time when Americans are more concerned than ever that social media platforms such as Facebook are exerting too much influence over people's lives, this eye-opening film features China also grappling with the same issue.
Phil Guie
...tellingly spry and insightful. Slickly produced, energetic and intrinsically revealing...an intriguing documentary about online entertainment in China. February 27, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
...tellingly spry and insightful. Slickly produced, energetic and intrinsically revealing...an intriguing documentary about online entertainment in China.
Frank Ochieng
For the winners, like karaoke singer Shen Man, this can result in an income of $40,000 per month, some of it coming from displaced urban workers longing for connection in a world that's changing too fast. December 26, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
For the winners, like karaoke singer Shen Man, this can result in an income of $40,000 per month, some of it coming from displaced urban workers longing for connection in a world that's changing too fast.
Sarah Boslaugh
It's surreal. While the director seems to be unable to land on a subject, the spectacular strangeness of the way people interact on YY is enough to earn viewers' attention. December 19, 2018 | Full Review…
It's surreal. While the director seems to be unable to land on a subject, the spectacular strangeness of the way people interact on YY is enough to earn viewers' attention.
Chase Burns
It's all a little dizzying, and truly dispiriting. Wu unpacks a heady system and makes sense of it for newbies. December 13, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's all a little dizzying, and truly dispiriting. Wu unpacks a heady system and makes sense of it for newbies.
Kimberley Jones
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