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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