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Review: Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” Channels Tragic Absurdity
By
Kieran Davey
Hong Kong
Review: “Little Red Sweet” is a Tender Ode to Hong Kong’s Vanishing Culinary Heritage
By
Richard Yu
Taiwan
Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Embers” Is Convoluted and Politically Problematic
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: HK’s “Valley of the Shadow of Death” Explores Clash of Morals and Faith
By
Jianne Soriano
Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Heist Movie “Smashing Frank” Delivers Hackneyed Take on Social Inequality
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: “The Way We Talk” Examines Hong Kong’s Deaf Community and Culture
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: “Escape” Imagines the Isolation of a Famed Japanese Terrorist
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is a Gripping, Offbeat Thriller
By
Brian Hioe
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