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Review: NYC-Set Japanese Film “Dear Stranger” Gets Lost In Translation

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

The 10 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2024

By The Editors

Ivory Coast

Review: “Black Tea” Uses Taiwanese Funds to Promote China’s Belt and Road

By Anthony Kao

Taiwan

Review: “18×2 Beyond Youthful Days” is a Taiwan-Japan Romance Co-production Reminiscent of “Cape No. 7”

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Seven Days in Heaven” Blends Youthful and Flippant Rebellion With Distinct Taiwanese Flavor

By Brian Hioe

Independent Films

Review: “Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Life for Sale” Offers a Stylized and Complex Exploration of Mortality

By Brian Hioe

Hong Kong

Review: Hong Kong Neo-noir “Limbo” Is Dark in More Ways Than One

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Horror Movie “Incantation” Offers Familiar Shocks, But Not Innovation

By Brian Hioe

Malaysia

Review: Namewee’s “Nasi Lemak 1.0” Comically Reimagines Malaysia’s Historical Narrative

By Anthony Kao

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