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New York Asian Film Festival
China
Review: “The Cord of Life” Explores Modernity v. Tradition in Inner Mongolian Music
By
Brian Hioe
China
Review: “Factory Boss” Offers a Sympathetic But Nuanced View of Chinese Factory Managers
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: “In Broad Daylight” Shows Bleak State of Hong Kong Journalism and Care Homes
By
Jianne Soriano
Hong Kong
Review: MIRROR Boyband-Starrer “Mama’s Affair” Needs More of Mama’s Maturity
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Taiwan
Review: “Terrorizers” Pales in Comparison to its Edward Yang Namesake
By
Brian Hioe
Singapore
Singapore Director Ken Kwek’s “#LookAtMe” Probes At Censorship and Homophobia
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: Comedy-Drama “We Are Family” Transplants Rental Families to Hong Kong
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: Taiwan Movie “Reclaim” Shows a Woman Struggling Under the Weight of Family Responsibilities
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: Taiwan Comedy-Drama “Mama Boy” Adequately Explores Mother-Son Relations
By
Brian Hioe
China
Review: Black Comedy “Manchurian Tiger” Paints Absurdist Picture of Working-class Life in Northern China
By
Brian Hioe
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