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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
Japan
Review: “Under the Open Sky” Poignantly Depicts a Former Yakuza’s Societal Re-Entry
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Animation “City of Lost Things” Brings Litter to Life
By
Brian Hioe
South Korea
Review: “Escape from Mogadishu” Views North-South Korea Relations Through a Pragmatic Lens
By
Anthony Kao
South Korea
Review: “The Book of Fish” Brings A Small Joseon-era Fishing Village to Life
By
Brenda Chang
Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Film “The Way We Keep Dancing” Chooses Not To Sell Out
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
South Africa
Review: “Barakat” Tells Touching And Rare Story of a Cape Muslim Family
By
Anthony Kao
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