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Review: Taiwanese Shakespeare Adaptation “As We Like It” Subverts Traditional Theatrical Gender-Bending

By Jamin Shih

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Review: “Drifting” Highlights the Dark and Depressing Lives of Hong Kong’s Homeless Population

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

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Review: “Space Sweepers” Is Korea’s First Sci-fi Blockbuster—with Blatant Commercial Ambitions to Boot

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

How Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Restoration’ of “Fallen Angels” Spoils Pre-1997 Hong Kong

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Taiwan

The 11 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2020

By The Editors

Japan

The 10 Best Japanese Movies of 2020

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The 8 Best Hong Kong Movies 2020

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The 10 Best Chinese Movies of 2020

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The 13 Best Korean Movies of 2020

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Review: Dante Lam’s “The Rescue” Glorifies China’s Ascendant Coast Guard

By Richard Yu

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