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Taiwan
Review: “Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens
By
Brian Hioe
Kazakhstan
Review: Kazakh Indie Film “Mountain Onion” Quirkily Muses About Family, Gender, and Chinese Stereotypes
By
Richard Yu
Philippines
Review: “12 Weeks” Grapples with Reproductive Rights in the Philippines, Amidst Patriarchy and Conservatism
By
JM Sarmiento
China
Review: “The Cord of Life” Explores Modernity v. Tradition in Inner Mongolian Music
By
Brian Hioe
China
Review: “Factory Boss” Offers a Sympathetic But Nuanced View of Chinese Factory Managers
By
Brian Hioe
Hong Kong
Review: “In Broad Daylight” Shows Bleak State of Hong Kong Journalism and Care Homes
By
JM Sarmiento
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
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