There are differences in gravity all over Earth’s surface, which result in an overall tidal force. That’s why there are two ...

Filmmaker Jia Zhangke used the pandemic lockdown to return to his years of movies and archival outtakes, from which he has constructed an entirely new movie.

Rest assured that “Caught by the Tides” is neither of those things, and that it can be enjoyed—and, in fact, blissfully surrendered to—without an advanced degree in Jiametry.