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Review: “A Good Child” Is a Drag Queen’s Tender Tale of Family, Identity and Healing

By Jianne Soriano

Taiwan

Review: “A Chip Odyssey” Lionizes Taiwan’s Semiconductor Pioneers and Looks to a Turbulent Future

By Anthony Kao

China

Review: “As the Water Flows” Is a Warm Family Drama With Whiffs of “Eat Drink Man Woman”

By Brian Hioe

China

Review: “The Homeless” Offers Well-Intentioned But Meandering Look At China’s Unhoused

By Brian Hioe

Hong Kong

Review: “The Furious” Brings Together an All-Star Cast to Deliver Hard-Hitting Martial Arts Action

By Kieran Davey

Taiwan

Review: “Left-Handed Girl” Is a Raw and Immersive Exploration of Taiwanese Culture and Familial Complexity

By Kieran Davey

Documentaries

Review: “Lisa Lu Plays Herself” Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Embers” Is Convoluted and Politically Problematic

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics

By Brian Hioe

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