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Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Romcom “My Missing Valentine” Explores Perspective Through Breaks in Time

By Jamin Shih

South Korea

How “Steel Rain 2: Summit” Trumpets South Korea’s Left-Wing Political Idealism

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

20 Years Later, “In the Mood for Love” Remains an Iconic View into 1960s Hong Kong Fashion

By Jackie Chen

South Korea

Review: “The Woman Who Ran” Is a Relaxed Triptych That Examines Women And Life

By Brenda Chang

China

Review: “Jiang Ziya” Features Chinese Mythology Told Through World-Class Animation

By Xingting Gong

Interviews

Interview: Chinese Director Wang Jing Talks “The Best Is Yet to Come,” His Debut at Venice and Toronto

By Richard Yu

China

Review: Jia Zhangke’s “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue” Meanders Through Modern Chinese Literature

By Anthony Kao

China

“76 Days” Features Heart-Wrenching Footage of Wuhan During the Worst Days of COVID-19

By Richard Yu

Japan

Review: “Wife of a Spy” Is an Elegant Musing on Japanese Fascism from a Civilian’s Perspective

By Akshay Suggula

China

Review: “The Best Is Yet to Come” Views China’s Hepatitis B Discrimination Through An Auteur Lens

By Anthony Kao

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