How do you turn an analysis of contemporary East/West politics into a smart-mouthed, sharply paced drama? Pour it into a convincing thriller plot. That's what Lucy Kirkwood has done in her seriously smart "Chimerica." To combine China's embrace of capitalism vs. America expansionism, collective responsibility vs. individualism, political purity vs. expediency, the naivety of single-issue... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM on May 29, 2013