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China
Review: “The Wild Goose Lake” Is A Stunningly Beautiful Noir That Lacks Depth
By
Brenda Chang
South Korea
Review: “The Man Standing Next” Stars Lee Byung-hun As Park Chung-hee’s Assassin
By
Anthony Kao
India
Review: “Chhapaak” Uses Acid Attacks to Highlight Victimization of Women in India
By
Srujana Yadlapalli
South Korea
Review: “Secret Zoo” Looks For Laughs With Humans Dressing Like Animals
By
Anthony Kao
Indonesia
Review: “Halfworlds” Was HBO Asia’s First Home-Grown Fantasy Epic
By
James Guild
South Korea
Review: “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” Shows How Korean Society Has Internalized Sexism
By
Xingting Gong
South Korea
Review: “Ashfall” Is An Epic Disaster Film With Korean Flavor…And Tropes Galore
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: “Ip Man 4” Captures the Spirit of China’s National Rejuvenation Through Kung Fu
By
Richard Yu
China
Review: “So Long, My Son” Offers Meditative Look At Two Chinese Families Over Three Decades
By
Anthony Kao
Macao
Review: “Ina and the Blue Tiger Sauna” is a Uniquely Macanese Neo-Noir
By
Richard Yu
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