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Japan
Review: “Hit Me Anyone One More Time” Is A Playful Political Comedy From Japan
By
Anthony Kao
South Korea
Review: “The Man Standing Next” Stars Lee Byung-hun As Park Chung-hee’s Assassin
By
Anthony Kao
Taiwan
Review: In Taiwanese Horror Movie “Detention,” Authoritarianism Is The Real Monster
By
Anthony Kao
Saudi Arabia
Review: “The Perfect Candidate” Shows Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Women’s Rights Landscape
By
Lorna Codrai
Taiwan
Review: “Ten Years Taiwan” Reminds Us How Taiwan Has Problems Besides China
By
Anthony Kao
Japan
Review: “Ten Years Japan” Pictures Dystopia With Hopeful Undertones
By
Emily Hsiang
Thailand
“Ten Years Thailand” Is an Abstract Take On Societal Pressures in Modern Thailand
By
Richard Yu
Russia
Review: “Salyut 7” is Russia’s “Apollo 13” — With A Geopolitical Twist
By
Anthony Kao
South Korea
Review: “The Spy Gone North” Is A Thrillingly Relevant Look at Korean Politics
By
Anthony Kao
South Korea
Why Anyone Who Cares About Korea Should Watch “The Host”
By
Anthony Kao