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Russia
Review: Russian Show “To the Lake” Entertainingly Bolsters Netflix’s Pandemic-Era Offerings
By
Anthony Kao
Iran
Interview: Director Farnoosh Samadi On “180 Degree Rule,” Her Heart-Wrenching Feature Debut
By
Lorna Codrai
South Korea
How “Steel Rain 2: Summit” Trumpets South Korea’s Left-Wing Political Idealism
By
Anthony Kao
Brazil
Review: Cannes Selection “Memory House” Is a Surrealistic Slow Burn That Fails to Satisfy
By
Kieran Davey
India
Review: “The Disciple” Is a Necessarily Critical Ode to Hindustani Classical Music
By
Arjun Baokar
Hong Kong
20 Years Later, “In the Mood for Love” Remains an Iconic View into 1960s Hong Kong Fashion
By
Jackie Chen
South Korea
Review: “The Woman Who Ran” Is a Relaxed Triptych That Examines Women And Life
By
Brenda Chang
China
Review: “Jiang Ziya” Features Chinese Mythology Told Through World-Class Animation
By
Xingting Gong
Interviews
Interview: Chinese Director Wang Jing Talks “The Best Is Yet to Come,” His Debut at Venice and Toronto
By
Richard Yu
China
Review: Jia Zhangke’s “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue” Meanders Through Modern Chinese Literature
By
Anthony Kao
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