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Japan
Review: “Mellow” Is a Calming Slice of Japanese Life With Flowers and Ramen
By
Richard Yu
South Korea
Review: “Beasts Clawing At Straws” Stars Jung Woo-sung In A Taut Tale of Chasing Money
By
Anthony Kao
China
Review: “The Wild Goose Lake” Is A Stunningly Beautiful Noir That Lacks Depth
By
Brenda Chang
South Korea
Review: “The Man Standing Next” Stars Lee Byung-hun As Park Chung-hee’s Assassin
By
Anthony Kao
India
Review: “Chhapaak” Uses Acid Attacks to Highlight Victimization of Women in India
By
Srujana Yadlapalli
South Korea
Review: “Secret Zoo” Looks For Laughs With Humans Dressing Like Animals
By
Anthony Kao
Malaysia
Review: Netflix’s “The Ghost Bride” Brings Malaysian Chinese Superstition To Life
By
Anthony Kao
Thailand
The 8 Best Thai Movies of 2019
By
The Editors
Indonesia
Review: “Halfworlds” Was HBO Asia’s First Home-Grown Fantasy Epic
By
James Guild
South Korea
Review: “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” Shows How Korean Society Has Internalized Sexism
By
Xingting Gong
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