Brian Hioe

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

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth

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Hong Kong

Review: “The Way We Talk” Examines Hong Kong’s Deaf Community and Culture

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Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics

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Japan

Review: “Escape” Imagines the Isolation of a Famed Japanese Terrorist

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Japan

Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is a Gripping, Offbeat Thriller

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Taiwan

Review: “Suffocating Love” Is a Quirky Taiwanese Romance That Stumbles Through Its Bizarre Plot

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Japan

Review: Japanese Movie “Gold Boy” Pits Teens Against Adults in Intrigues of Murder

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Taiwan

Review: “18×2 Beyond Youthful Days” is a Taiwan-Japan Romance Co-production Reminiscent of “Cape No. 7”

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Taiwan

Review: “The Time of Huan Nan” is a Heartful Time-Traveling Taiwanese LGBTQ Romp

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South Korea

Review: “The Tenants” is a Compact and Evocative Movie about Urban Poverty in South Korea

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