Dear Ex: A Taiwanese Story About Losing and Regaining Love
Recently available on Netflix, “Dear Ex” (2018) tells a story of a Taiwanese teenage boy who drifts apart from his
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The 2018 Anti-Oscars
If you watched the snoozefest that was this year’s Oscars, you might believe that 2018 was a terrible year for
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Shoplifters Review: A family drama that will steal your heart
“Shoplifters” (万引き家族) is the 2018 Palme d’Or-winning masterwork of celebrated Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film tells the story of
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Eastern Mythology Meets Western Horror in ‘The Wailing’
“The Wailing,” written and directed by Na Hong-jin, was a huge hit in South Korea when it was originally released
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A Review of “Burning,” South Korea’s Latest Submission to the Academy Awards
“Burning” is a South Korean film by Lee Chang-dong that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this May. It is
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“Wildlife” Emerges as One of the Year’s Best
A 1960s Montana family burns to the ground in Paul Dano’s masterful directorial debut. Dano is best known as an
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“Love, Simon” is Unremarkably Queer, Remarkably Mainstream
“Love, Simon” is Unremarkably Queer, Remarkably Mainstream Esther Couch Two years ago, we had “Moonlight” (2016). Last year, we
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“The Handmaiden”: Deception, Sensuality, Masterpiece
“The Handmaiden” is a 2016 Korean film by Park Chan-wook that premiered internationally at Cannes Film Festival, where it was
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A Singaporean’s Take on “Crazy Rich Asians”
(Contains spoilers.) If you asked your barista or Uber driver to name a New York icon, they might say the
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Watching “Angels Wear White”: Child Abuse in China
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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