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Taiwan
Review: “Old Fox” Shines With Exemplary Acting and Nuanced Take on Inequality
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: “The Asadas” Snaps a Heartfelt Portrait of a Japanese Photographer and His Family
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: Starring Rinko Kikuchi, “Yoko” Explores Liminal Spaces and Lingering Family Traumas on a Hitchhike Across Japan
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: “During the Rains” Offers Character-Driven Look at Japanese Sex Workers Amidst COVID-19
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: Japanese Movie “Dead Fishes” Depicts Generation Gaps and Poison Plots in a Tokyo Commuter Suburb
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: “In the Morning of La Petite Mort” Paints Beautiful but Uneven Narrative Evoking Tsai Ming-liang
By
Brian Hioe
Philippines
Review: “A Very Good Girl” Tells Predictable but Compelling Revenge Story Set in an Unjust World
By
JM Sarmiento
Japan
Review: Netflix’s “Yu Yu Hakusho” Struggles with Adapting the Original Story’s Expansive Universe
By
JM Sarmiento
Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Sci-Fi Movie “Detrimental” Befuddles With Bad Writing, Poor Execution, and…Great Production Values?
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: “The Boy and the Heron” Sees Hayao Miyazaki Returning to the World of Fantasy for a New Adventure and a Bittersweet Farewell
By
Kieran Davey
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