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Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese-Language Comedy “Good Neighbors” Proves Valuable and Entertaining Historical Text

By Brian Hioe

Latvia

Review: “Minotaur” Is a Clinical Examination of an Unfaithful Marriage in Wartime Russia

By Kieran Davey

Japan

Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” is a Loving Ode to Friendship and Art

By Kieran Davey

South Korea

Review: Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” Is a Novelistic Exploration of Capitalism and Relationships

By Kieran Davey

Japan

Review: “All of a Sudden” Continues Hamaguchi’s Streak of Deeply Felt, Empathetic Dramas

By Kieran Davey

Germany

Review: “Fatherland” Is Stunning, Somber, and Seriously Sleepy

By Kieran Davey

Romania

Review: “Fjord” Is a Provocative, Probing Examination of Cultural Assimilation and Clashing Values

By Kieran Davey

China

Review: “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” Compellingly Reimagines the Iraq War From a Chinese Perspective

By Anthony Kao

China

Review: Teochew Hit “Dear You” Is Great Melodrama, But Doesn’t Fix China’s Soft Power Deficits

By Anthony Kao

Taiwan

Review: “Afterword” Bridges Taipei and New York in a Metatextual Examination of Fiction

By Brian Hioe

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