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New York Asian Film Festival

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 Jianne Soriano

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