East Asia

Taiwan

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

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Hong Kong

Review: HK’s “Valley of the Shadow of Death” Explores Clash of Morals and Faith

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Hong Kong

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

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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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China

Review: Lou Ye’s “An Unfinished Film” Probes the Boundaries of Truth with Its COVID Docufiction

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Japan

How Yasujirō Ozu’s Films Push Back on Traditional Structures in Japanese Society

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