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Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Shakespeare Adaptation “As We Like It” Subverts Traditional Theatrical Gender-Bending
By
Jamin Shih
Hong Kong
How Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Restoration’ of “Fallen Angels” Spoils Pre-1997 Hong Kong
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Taiwan
The 11 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2020
By
The Editors
China
Review: Dante Lam’s “The Rescue” Glorifies China’s Ascendant Coast Guard
By
Richard Yu
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Romcom “My Missing Valentine” Explores Perspective Through Breaks in Time
By
Jamin Shih
China
Review: “The Best Is Yet to Come” Views China’s Hepatitis B Discrimination Through An Auteur Lens
By
Anthony Kao
China
Review: “The Eight Hundred” Shows Valiant Chinese Heroes, But Falls Short of a Good War Movie
By
Richard Yu
Taiwan
Taiwan’s Stylish Romcom “IWeirDo” Tackles Love and Mental Illness with a Strong Visual Aesthetic
By
Jamin Shih
Japan
Japanese Indie Drama “My Identity” Examines a Fractured Taiwanese-Japanese Immigrant Identity
By
Jamin Shih
China
The 8 Best Chinese Movies of 2017
By
Richard Yu