The film manages never to strain credibility, mostly due to how well it establishes Nina’s sense of isolation while parceling out salient details.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 25, 2022

Nina Wu isnt just a "MeToo" thriller or slow burn cinema, it's a progressive spin on psychological horror and a master class in visceral visual design.

| Feb 18, 2022

An absorbing cinematic experience that gets creepier and infuriating as the details of the story emerge.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 23, 2021

In its desire to avoid cliches, Nina Wu skips over the more complex fallout of sexual trauma.

| Aug 3, 2021

As its final shot glazes over into incoherence, it's evident that even the best of intentions don't correspond to an incisive, empathetic voice.

| Jun 6, 2021

Written by and starring Wu Ke-Xi in the titular role, this darkly surrealist character study... is a mesmerizing exploration of the myriad ways in which trauma completely alters one's mental health, one's identity, one's entire world.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 16, 2021

Echoing the me-too movement on a grand scale this story examines how fans kill their idols.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 6, 2021

This movie is just terrific. It's incredibly stylish and you feel off guard the entire time you're watching it.

| Apr 6, 2021

Stylish, spiky, disturbing and complicated.

| Apr 6, 2021

Nina Wu is a captivating film that works best when it is tackling the systemic sexism and abuse in the film industry. Despite a divisive ending, Wu's stellar lead performance and Zinke's cinematography alone make this worth a recommendation.

| Original Score: B | Apr 3, 2021

Nina Wu is a provocative puzzle that means to leave you dislocated and upset.

| Apr 2, 2021

Wu, who also serves as co-writer, is astonishing in her dexterity and ability to evoke the confrontational as certainly as the desolate.

| Apr 2, 2021

"Nina Wu" becomes such a searing indictment of systemic exploitation in the entertainment industry because it takes that idea to its most literal conclusion.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 30, 2021

Despite the blemishes, Nina Wu marks another timely, visceral entry from one of our most exciting filmmakers.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 28, 2021

Nina Wu is an artistically filmed movie-within-a-movie story that takes an unflinching and often-disturbing look at the compromises and indignities that entertainers, particularly women, experience in their quest for fame.

| Mar 28, 2021

In its depiction of uncertain reality ... Nina Wu digs into the lingering, scarring psychological effects of ... abuse.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 26, 2021

This startlingly evocative, complex and confrontational new film is not interested in justice or didacticism.

| Mar 25, 2021

Wu, who wrote the screenplay, remains utterly compelling throughout -- deeply troubled with plenty of mood swings -- while leaving the source of her angst a mystery.

| Sep 28, 2020

A movie about the film industry. About the methacinema, about how the industry can destroy its stars. A must in the contemporary history films. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 26, 2020

When the system itself is abusive, how do you beat it without playing the game?

| Jun 27, 2020