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2023
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
Bhutan
Review: Bhutan’s “The Monk and the Gun” Is A Warm-Hearted Satire of Modernity and Western Culture
By
Kieran Davey
Ukraine
“20 Days in Mariupol” and “Invisible Nation” Vie for America’s Attention on Ukraine and Taiwan
By
Anthony Kao
Mexico
Review: Mexican Drama “Tótem” Is An Unforgettable Ode to Familial Chaos and Love
By
Kieran Davey
Japan
Review: Eco-Fable “Evil Does Not Exist” Marks Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Post-Oscar Return
By
Kieran Davey
Taiwan
Review: “She’s Talking in Island” Depicts A Roving Dialog Between Taiwan’s Sunflower Generation and Gen Z
By
Brian Hioe
Thailand
Thai Twin Directors Wanweaw and Weawwan Hongvivatana Talk “You & Me & Me”, Their Charming Debut Movie
By
Anthony Kao
South Korea
Review: “Dauren’s Wedding” Revels in Bigotry about Korean Kazakhs
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: “Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens
By
Brian Hioe
Independent Films
Review: “Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family
By
Brian Hioe