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Indonesia

Review: “Arisan!” and the Rise and Fall of Queer Cinema in Indonesia

By James Guild

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: “Tazza: The One Eyed Jack” Mixes the Thrills of High-Stakes Gambling and Heists

By Richard Yu

China

Review: Chinese Movie Remake of “Midnight Diner” Falls Flat

By Richard Yu

China

Review: Was China’s “Shanghai Fortress” Really That Bad?

By Richard Yu

Angola

Review: “Another Day Of Life” Vibrantly Relives Angola’s Civil War

By Oscar Harding

China

Review: “Fagara” Is a Touching Family Story…and Subtle Political Allegory

By Richard Yu

South Korea

Review: “The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos” Pits Korean Cops & Gangsters Against Japan

By Richard Yu

Russia

Review: Netflix’s “Better Than Us” Imagines a World Where Robots Do The Work

By Richard Yu

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