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Review: “Black Tea” Uses Taiwanese Funds to Promote China’s Belt and Road
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: “18×2 Beyond Youthful Days” is a Taiwan-Japan Romance Co-production Reminiscent of “Cape No. 7”
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: “Seven Days in Heaven” Blends Youthful and Flippant Rebellion With Distinct Taiwanese Flavor
By
Brian Hioe
Independent Films
Review: “Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family
By
Brian Hioe
Taiwan
Review: “Life for Sale” Offers a Stylized and Complex Exploration of Mortality
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Neo-noir “Limbo” Is Dark in More Ways Than One
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Taiwan
Review: Taiwanese Horror Movie “Incantation” Offers Familiar Shocks, But Not Innovation
By
Brian Hioe
Malaysia
Review: Namewee’s “Nasi Lemak 1.0” Comically Reimagines Malaysia’s Historical Narrative
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: “Your Name Engraved Herein” Is the Biggest LGBTQ Film of 2020
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Taiwan
Taiwan’s Stylish Romcom “IWeirDo” Tackles Love and Mental Illness with a Strong Visual Aesthetic
By
Jamin Shih
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