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Taiwan

Interview: “The Great Buddha+” Director Huang Hsin-yao Explores the Losers of Taiwanese Society

By Emily Hsiang

South Korea

Review: “Psychokinesis” is South Korea’s First Superhero Movie

By Anthony Kao

East Asia

Why You’ll Never See an Asian Stoner Movie

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

“Chasing the Dragon” is a Critique of British Corruption in Colonial Hong Kong

By Richard Yu

South Korea

Why Don’t Korean Dramas and Movies Like Americans?

By Anthony Kao

China

“People’s Republic of Desire”: Director Hao Wu Introduces Us to Chinese Internet Celebrity Culture

By Richard Yu

Commentary

What Does It Mean for Asian-Americans When China’s Most Popular TV Program Is Racist?

By George Qiao

China

Review: “Operation Red Sea” Offers a Chinese Take on Military Heroics

By Richard Yu

Hong Kong

How Music in “Chungking Express” Comments on Hong Kong’s Handover

By Maya Ho

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Trailer: Chinese Military Intervention Epic “Operation Red Sea”

By Richard Yu

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