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New York Asian Film Festival

Reviews

Review: Korean Indie Film “Journey There” Delicately Portrays Grief and Intergenerational Bonds

By Jianne Soriano

Philippines

Review: Raymond Red’s “Manila’s Finest” Depicts a Slow Yet Visceral Journey Through the 1970s Philippines

By Jianne Soriano

South Korea

Review: Korean Historical Film “Hallan” Confronts the Buried Horror of the Jeju 4.3 Uprising

By Jianne Soriano

Taiwan

Review: Macau-Set “I Blew Out The Candles Before Making A Wish” Serves Cinematic Splendor and Character Charm, But No Social Critiques

By Brian Hioe

Thailand

Review: Thai Canine Movie “Gohan” Leans on Tearjerking and Melodrama

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Last Night in Taipei” Aimlessly Meanders through its Chance Encounter Premise

By Brian Hioe

Thailand

Review: Thai Action Flick “4 Tigers” Wraps Political Critique in Spaghetti Western Bravado

By Anthony Kao

South Korea

Review: With “Colony”, Yeon Sang-ho Continues Coasting Off “Train to Busan’s” Momentum

By Anthony Kao

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

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