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Thailand
Review: Thailand’s “How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” Is a Worthy Tearjerking Family Drama
By
Richard Yu
Taiwan
Review: “Breaking and Re-entering” Delivers a Heist with Taiwanese Comedy Vibes
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: “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
South Korea
Review: “Escape” Tells a North Korean Defector Story Combining Action and Melancholy
By
Anthony Kao
Thailand
Thai Twin Directors Wanweaw and Weawwan Hongvivatana Talk “You & Me & Me”, Their Charming Debut Movie
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: “Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens
By
Brian Hioe
Philippines
Review: “12 Weeks” Grapples with Reproductive Rights in the Philippines, Amidst Patriarchy and Conservatism
By
JM Sarmiento
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