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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

Taiwan

Review: “Life for Sale” Offers a Stylized and Complex Exploration of Mortality

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “The Funeral” Tries Mixing Family With Thrills and Horror

By Brian Hioe

China

Review: “Before Next Spring” Humanizes the Lives of Chinese Students in Japan

By Brian Hioe

Malaysia

Review: Namewee’s “Nasi Lemak 1.0” Comically Reimagines Malaysia’s Historical Narrative

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

Review: “Time” Laments Aging in an Uneven Bag of Comedy, Action, and Drama

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Hong Kong

Interview: Ann Hui Discusses Style, Purpose, and Expression Across Her Illustrious Career in Hong Kong Cinema

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Malaysia

Review: Namewee’s “Babi” Offers Dark Allegory of Malaysian Race Relations

By Anthony Kao

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