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Review: “18×2 Beyond Youthful Days” is a Taiwan-Japan Romance Co-production Reminiscent of “Cape No. 7”

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “The Time of Huan Nan” is a Heartful Time-Traveling Taiwanese LGBTQ Romp

By Brian Hioe

South Korea

Review: “12.12: The Day” Offers Faithful and Entertaining Dramatization of South Korea’s 12.12 Military Insurrection

By Anthony Kao

South Korea

Review: “The Tenants” is a Compact and Evocative Movie about Urban Poverty in South Korea

By Brian Hioe

South Korea

Review: “Escape” Tells a North Korean Defector Story Combining Action and Melancholy

By Anthony Kao

Taiwan

Review: “Old Fox” Shines With Exemplary Acting and Nuanced Take on Inequality

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: “The Asadas” Snaps a Heartfelt Portrait of a Japanese Photographer and His Family

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Starring Rinko Kikuchi, “Yoko” Explores Liminal Spaces and Lingering Family Traumas on a Hitchhike Across Japan

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: “During the Rains” Offers Character-Driven Look at Japanese Sex Workers Amidst COVID-19

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Japanese Movie “Dead Fishes” Depicts Generation Gaps and Poison Plots in a Tokyo Commuter Suburb

By Brian Hioe

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