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Review: “Perempuan Tanah Jahanam” Features Joko Anwar’s Trademark Use of Indonesian Symbols to Tell a Chilling Tale 

By James Guild

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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

South Korea

Review: “Battle of Jangsari” Gives A Little-Known Korean War Battle The Honor It Deserves

By Richard Yu

Taiwan

Review: HBO’s “The World Between Us” Showcases Taiwan’s Democratic Norms

By Anthony Kao

Japan

Review: “Promare” Challenges Animation’s Constraints Through A World On Fire

By Elizabeth Li

China

Review: “The Climbers” Is a Birthday Present for the People’s Republic of China’s 70th Birthday

By Richard Yu

Japan

Review: Takashi Miike’s “First Love” Is More Violent Than Romantic

By Richard Yu

China

Review: “Send Me To The Clouds” Is a Feminist Exploration of Expectations Versus Reality

By Emily Hsiang

South Korea

Review: Netflix’s “Vagabond” Stars Suzy In An Entertaining Conspiracy Thriller

By Anthony Kao

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