Reviews

Taiwan

Review: Recently Restored Taiwanese Film “Teenage Fugitive” Peeks Back at Tsai Ming-liang’s Earlier Output

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Pakistan

Review: Saim Saqid’s “Joyland” Explores Gender and Family in Pakistan

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Japan

Review: Japanese Indie Film “Amiko” Depicts the Inner Life of a Quirky Child

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South Korea

Review: “Dauren’s Wedding” Revels in Bigotry about Korean Kazakhs

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Taiwan

Review: “Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens

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Independent Films

Review: “Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family

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Kazakhstan

Review: Kazakh Indie Film “Mountain Onion” Quirkily Muses About Family, Gender, and Chinese Stereotypes

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China

Review: “Dear Mother I Meant to Write About Death” Offers a Powerful Look at Mortality and Mother-Daughter Relations

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Philippines

Review: “12 Weeks” Grapples with Reproductive Rights in the Philippines, Amidst Patriarchy and Conservatism

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China

Review: “The Cord of Life” Explores Modernity v. Tradition in Inner Mongolian Music

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