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Hong Kong

Remembering Leslie Cheung: Symbol of a Lost Hong Kong

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Taiwan

Review: “Hotel Iris” Exhibits Transgressive Love…and Taiwan-Japan Amity

By Anthony Kao

Japan

Review: Silver Bear Winner “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” Plays with Coincidences and Fate

By Brenda Chang

India

Review: “The White Tiger” Takes a Dark Look at the Indian Underclass’s Psyche

By Arjun Baokar

South Korea

Review: Netflix K-Drama “Vincenzo,” From an Italian Perspective

By Silvia Martinelli

Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Shakespeare Adaptation “As We Like It” Subverts Traditional Theatrical Gender-Bending

By Jamin Shih

Hong Kong

How Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Restoration’ of “Fallen Angels” Spoils Pre-1997 Hong Kong

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Japan

Review: Netflix’s “Alice in Borderland” Uses Sci-Fi to Highlight Japanese NEETs’ Woes

By Xingting Gong

China

Review: “The Old Town Girls” Uses Neo-Noir to Showcase Tragic Lives in China’s Rust Belt

By Richard Yu

Taiwan

Review: “Your Name Engraved Herein” Is the Biggest LGBTQ Film of 2020

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

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