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Hong Kong
Review: “Little Red Sweet” is a Tender Ode to Hong Kong’s Vanishing Culinary Heritage
By
Richard Yu
Documentaries
Review: “Lisa Lu Plays Herself” Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Embers” Is Convoluted and Politically Problematic
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: HK’s “Valley of the Shadow of Death” Explores Clash of Morals and Faith
By
Jianne Soriano
Indonesia
Review: “This City is a Battlefield” Serves Steamy Romance Amidst Indonesian Revolution
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Heist Movie “Smashing Frank” Delivers Hackneyed Take on Social Inequality
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth
By
Brian Hioe
Philippines
Review: “Sunshine” Tackles Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion in a Conservative Philippines
By
Jianne Soriano
Hong Kong
Review: “The Way We Talk” Examines Hong Kong’s Deaf Community and Culture
By
Brian Hioe
Myanmar
Review: “MA – Cry of Silence” Paints Stirring, Personal Portrait of Post-Coup Myanmar
By
Anthony Kao
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