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NYAFF 2021
Malaysia
Review: Namewee’s “Nasi Lemak 1.0” Comically Reimagines Malaysia’s Historical Narrative
By
Anthony Kao
Hong Kong
Review: “Time” Laments Aging in an Uneven Bag of Comedy, Action, and Drama
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
Hong Kong
Interview: Ann Hui Discusses Style, Purpose, and Expression Across Her Illustrious Career in Hong Kong Cinema
By
Justin Chor Yu Liu
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
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
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