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India
Review: “The White Tiger” Takes a Dark Look at the Indian Underclass’s Psyche
By
Arjun Baokar
Japan
Review: “Aristocrats” Examines Social Class In Modern Day Tokyo
By
Brenda Chang
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Shakespeare Adaptation “As We Like It” Subverts Traditional Theatrical Gender-Bending
By
Jamin Shih
Hong Kong
Review: “Drifting” Highlights the Dark and Depressing Lives of Hong Kong’s Homeless Population
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Pakistan
Review: “Zindagi Tamasha” Tells Tale of Woe that Revolves Around Conservatism and Intolerance
By
Srujana Yadlapalli
Argentina
Review: “El Perro Que No Calla” Is A Slow-Moving Drama That Just Misses the Mark
By
Kieran Davey
Turkey
Review: “The Cemil Show” Tries Exploring Obsession and Turkey’s Yeşilçam Era
By
Lorna Codrai
South Korea
Review: “Space Sweepers” Is Korea’s First Sci-fi Blockbuster—with Blatant Commercial Ambitions to Boot
By
Anthony Kao
Italy
Review: Oscar-Submitted “Notturno” Paints a Hauntingly Beautiful Post-Conflict Levant
By
Anthony Kao
China
Review: Dante Lam’s “The Rescue” Glorifies China’s Ascendant Coast Guard
By
Richard Yu
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