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2023

Japan

Review: Japanese Movie “Gold Boy” Pits Teens Against Adults in Intrigues of Murder

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “The Time of Huan Nan” is a Heartful Time-Traveling Taiwanese LGBTQ Romp

By Brian Hioe

South Korea

Review: “12.12: The Day” Offers Faithful and Entertaining Dramatization of South Korea’s 12.12 Military Insurrection

By Anthony Kao

South Korea

Review: “The Tenants” is a Compact and Evocative Movie about Urban Poverty in South Korea

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Old Fox” Shines With Exemplary Acting and Nuanced Take on Inequality

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: 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 Jianne Soriano

Japan

Review: Netflix’s “Yu Yu Hakusho” Struggles with Adapting the Original Story’s Expansive Universe

By Jianne Soriano

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