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Goodbye, Lenin! (2003)

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Kid, The (1921)

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Tale of Two Sisters, A (2003)

December 2, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Iodo (1977)

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Good Lawyer's Wife, A (2003)

November 29, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Son, A (2019)

November 28, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Not Mine to Love (1967)

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Perfect Candidate, The (2019)

November 24, 2019November 26, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Red Dust (1990)

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Adam (2019)

November 17, 2019 by Eternality Tan

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November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Red Dust (1990)

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  • 1990, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yim Ho
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3 stars

One could maybe marvel at its storytelling efficiency with a 90-minute narrative spanning decades of tumultuous modern Chinese history, but it doesn’t quite know whether to be epic or cheesy in its treatment.

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November 6, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Return to Burma (2011)

  • Z, Midi
  • 2011, Midi Z, Myanmar, Taiwan
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3.5 stars

A promising debut from a gifted filmmaker whose raw, neorealist approach gives authenticity to the stories of the poor in Burma.

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November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Nina Wu (2019)

  • Z, Midi
  • 2019, Midi Z, Taiwan
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3.5 stars

A stylistic departure from his rural ‘border dramas’, Midi Z’s disconcerting meta-filmic response to the #MeToo movement features a stunning performance by co-writer Wu Ke-Xi.

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November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Road to Mandalay, The (2016)

  • Z, Midi
  • 2016, Midi Z, Myanmar, Taiwan
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4 stars

An excellent low-key drama about the perils of working in a foreign country as an illegal immigrant, directed with assurance and confident pacing by rising filmmaker Midi Z.

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May 17, 2019December 2, 2019 by Eternality Tan

This Love of Mine (1986)

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  • 1986, Chang Yi, Taiwan
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1.5 stars

An utterly miserable work about a woman coming to terms with her cheating husband that is torturous to sit through.

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April 9, 2019May 17, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Kuei Mei, a Woman (1985)

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  • 1985, Chang Yi, Taiwan
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4 stars

A solidly-acted story of one woman trying to raise her family despite all odds, in what could be Taiwan New Cinema director Chang Yi’s finest work.

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December 4, 2018December 5, 2018 by Eternality Tan

Daughter of the Nile (1987)

  • Hou, Hsiao-Hsien
  • 1987, Hou, Hsiao-Hsien, Taiwan
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3.5 stars

Used to be one of Hou’s rarest films, but while it suggests a weaker grasp of his material, it is still worth a shot.

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