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Hong Kong
Review: “Time” Laments Aging in an Uneven Bag of Comedy, Action, and Drama
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Road Movie “Mickey on the Road” Meanders Along With Static Characters and Implausibilities
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Interview: Ann Hui Discusses Style, Purpose, and Expression Across Her Illustrious Career in Hong Kong Cinema
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
China
Review: “Wuhan Wuhan” Paints Humanistic Picture of Everyday Residents and Medical Workers at Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
By
Brian Hioe
Malaysia
Review: Namewee’s “Babi” Offers Dark Allegory of Malaysian Race Relations
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: “Raging Fire” Is an Exciting but Unoriginal Hong Kong Cop Drama
By
Richard Yu
China
Review: Documentary “Father” Sheds Insight on the Struggles of Two Generations in China’s 20th Century
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: “All U Need is Love” is an Insipid and Vaguely Authoritarian Hong Kong COVID Comedy
By
Brian Hioe
Japan
Review: In “Office Royale”, Japan’s Office Ladies Fight…to Preserve Patriarchy
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: “Hand-Rolled Cigarette” Shows Cross-Racial Friendship in Hong Kong’s Underworld
By
Brian Hioe
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