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Taiwan

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

By Brian Hioe

Belgium

Review: “News From Home” Is A Slow Cinema Snapshot of 1970’s New York

By Kieran Davey

France

Review: Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” Recreates the Past, But Lacks Its Spirit

By Kieran Davey

India

Satyajit Ray: Remembering India’s Most Celebrated Filmmaker

By Kieran Davey

Palestine

Review: “No Other Land” Is a Powerful and Immediate Document of the Destruction of West Bank Communities

By Kieran Davey

Iran

Review: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is an Urgent Drama of Violence, Paranoia and Female Empowerment

By Kieran Davey

India

Review: India’s First Cannes Grand Prix Winner “All We Imagine As Light” Is a Gentle Exploration of Womanhood

By Kieran Davey

Japan

Review: “The Boy and the Heron” Sees Hayao Miyazaki Returning to the World of Fantasy for a New Adventure and a Bittersweet Farewell

By Kieran Davey

Bhutan

Review: Bhutan’s “The Monk and the Gun” Is A Warm-Hearted Satire of Modernity and Western Culture

By Kieran Davey

Mexico

Review: Mexican Drama “Tótem” Is An Unforgettable Ode to Familial Chaos and Love

By Kieran Davey

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