Brian Hioe

Brian Hioe is one of the founding editors of New Bloom Magazine and its arts sister publication, No Man Is An Island.

China

Review: “As the Water Flows” Is a Warm Family Drama With Whiffs of “Eat Drink Man Woman”

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China

Review: “Karst” Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China

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China

Review: “The Homeless” Offers Well-Intentioned But Meandering Look At China’s Unhoused

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Hong Kong

Review: Hong Kong’s “Queerpanorama” Is Uneven and Mysterious but Beautifully Shot

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Hong Kong

Review: “Obedience” Provides Insightful Look at Hong Kong’s Garbage Collectors

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Japan

Review: NYC-Set Japanese Film “Dear Stranger” Gets Lost In Translation

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Japan

Review: Japan’s “My Sunshine” Pairs Superb Acting and Skilled Storytelling in Figure Skating Character Drama

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Documentaries

Review: “Lisa Lu Plays Herself” Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage

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Taiwan

Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Embers” Is Convoluted and Politically Problematic

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Hong Kong

Review: Hong Kong Heist Movie “Smashing Frank” Delivers Hackneyed Take on Social Inequality

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