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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
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: “Escape” Imagines the Isolation of a Famed Japanese Terrorist
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is a Gripping, Offbeat Thriller
By
Brian Hioe
China
Review: Lou Ye’s “An Unfinished Film” Probes the Boundaries of Truth with Its COVID Docufiction
By
Anthony Kao
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