Chloe Zhao

Life Lessons

Life Lessons from Angelina Jolie

November 8, 2021

“There are roles you get offered that are vulgar and violent—just like there’s a side of me that’s vulgar and violent.”

talk hole

Talk Hole: White Hole Summer

April 29, 2021

The masks are off, the mayoral race is on.

Chloé Zhao and Alfonso Cuarón on the Quiet Compassion of Making a Movie

December 3, 2020

The Beijing-born filmmaker connects with the Oscar-winning director to discuss her new film “Nomadland,” the American West, and her dramatic leap to the MCU.

TIFF

Another Dispatch from TIFF: Nomadland Has Big Oscar Energy

September 17, 2020

Chloé Zhao’s latest arrives with a prewritten destiny attached, while Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, and Ellen Burstyn deliver a trio of astonishing performances.

The Rider is an early contender for best film of 2018

April 13, 2018

Director Chloe Zhao’s searing film about dashed dreams and heartbreak in the Wild West is the most interesting film you’ll see this year.

The heart-stopping cowboy film that won over Cannes

October 20, 2017

After a life-threatening, skull-stomping injury by horse, cowboy Brady Jandreau had to rejig his entire life—and it was all committed to film by director Chloé Zhao for The Rider.