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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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