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China
Review: Chinese Animation “White Snake” Bites but Doesn’t Catch On
By
Elizabeth Li
China
Review: “Better Days” Overcomes Censors to Explore Teen Bullying in China
By
Richard Yu
Indonesia
Review: “Perempuan Tanah Jahanam” Features Joko Anwar’s Trademark Use of Indonesian Symbols to Tell a Chilling Tale
By
James Guild
Saudi Arabia
Review: “The Perfect Candidate” Shows Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Women’s Rights Landscape
By
Lorna Codrai
South Korea
Why “Parasite” Is Bong Joon-ho’s Biggest Hit and Darkest Film Yet
By
Minsoo Kim
Japan
Review: “Promare” Challenges Animation’s Constraints Through A World On Fire
By
Elizabeth Li
South Korea
Review: Netflix’s “Vagabond” Stars Suzy In An Entertaining Conspiracy Thriller
By
Anthony Kao
Angola
Review: “Another Day Of Life” Vibrantly Relives Angola’s Civil War
By
Oscar Harding
Indonesia
Review: “Gundala” is Another Joko Anwar Film Giving Voice to Indonesian Mythology
By
James Guild
Japan
Review: “Carole & Tuesday” Is Shinichiro Watanabe’s Latest Musing on Music, Youth, and AI
By
Akshay Suggula
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