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NYAFF 2022

Hong Kong

Review: MIRROR Boyband-Starrer “Mama’s Affair” Needs More of Mama’s Maturity

By Justin Chor Yu Liu

Taiwan

Review: “Terrorizers” Pales in Comparison to its Edward Yang Namesake

By Brian Hioe

Singapore

Singapore Director Ken Kwek’s “#LookAtMe” Probes At Censorship and Homophobia

By Anthony Kao

Hong Kong

Review: Comedy-Drama “We Are Family” Transplants Rental Families to Hong Kong

By Anthony Kao

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan Movie “Reclaim” Shows a Woman Struggling Under the Weight of Family Responsibilities

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan Comedy-Drama “Mama Boy” Adequately Explores Mother-Son Relations

By Brian Hioe

China

Review: Black Comedy “Manchurian Tiger” Paints Absurdist Picture of Working-class Life in Northern China

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Life for Sale” Offers a Stylized and Complex Exploration of Mortality

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “The Funeral” Tries Mixing Family With Thrills and Horror

By Brian Hioe

China

Review: “Before Next Spring” Humanizes the Lives of Chinese Students in Japan

By Brian Hioe

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