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“Manchurian Tiger” Paints Absurdist Picture of Working Class Life in Northern China

EnglishFilm
·August 17, 2022·3 min read
Chinese movie "Manchurian Tiger" offers a darkly comedic look at workers in China’s northeast region Read More

“We Don’t Dance for Nothing” Enchants with Its Sensuous Story of a Hong Kong Migrant Worker

EnglishFilm
·August 13, 2022·3 min read
“We Don’t Dance for Nothing” is a dance and theatrics filled “love letter” to a Fillipina migrant worker’s life in Hong Kong Read More

The Politics of Food and the Pelosi Visit

EnglishLife
·August 10, 2022·3 min read
Although most discussion of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan has been about the geopolitical implications, a bizarre undertext to the visit was the frequent times that food came up as part of political attacks Read More

“Reclaim” Shows a Woman Struggling Under the Weight of Family Responsibilities

EnglishFilm
·August 6, 2022·3 min read
Taiwanese family drama “Reclaim” centers on a woman on the verge of retirement, but lacks dramatic punch and focus Read More

“Terrorizers” Pales in Comparison to its Edward Yang Namesake

EnglishFilm
·August 5, 2022·4 min read
Taking its title from Edward Yang’s 1986 masterpiece, 2021’s “Terrorizers” draws from contemporary inspirations and fails to make an equivalent impact Read More

“My Best Friend’s Breakfast” Teases Originality but Falls Back onto Flawed Formulae

EnglishFilm
·July 30, 2022·2 min read
2022’s top Taiwanese romance blockbuster "My Best Friend’s Breakfast" will probably appeal to genre fans, but fails to innovate enough beyond established tropes for anyone else to enjoy Read More

“Life for Sale” Offers a Stylized and Complex Exploration of Mortality

EnglishFilm
·July 26, 2022·3 min read
Life for Sale is an ambitious work. While imperfect, the film is bold, and those willing to indulge some of its more visible flaws may find the journey rewarding Read More

What’s Behind Pingtung County Offering Bounties on Invasive Species?

EnglishLife
·July 23, 2022·2 min read
Pingtung County recently began offering cash rewards for local residents that bring in an invasive vine, as part of an effort to prevent its spread. The vine, Mikania micrantha, is among the world’s 100 most invasive species, and is known for its ability to rapidly spread, even from branchlings, and it smothers native species by blocking access to sunlight Read More

台灣的環境歷史作為藝術:在聚合世代採集時間

ChineseInterviews
·July 19, 2022·1 min read
破土編輯丘琦欣採訪藝術家曾彥婷和蔣韜關於他們的作品「在聚合世代採集時間」。 Read More

“Before Next Spring” Humanizes the Lives of Chinese Students in Japan

EnglishFilm
·July 16, 2022·3 min read
Before Next Spring is a humanistic look at a group of young Chinese students working in Japan. Based on the experiences of first-time director Li Gen during his own time studying abroad in Japan, the film proves a strong debut Read More

Taiwanese Horror Movie “Incantation” Offers Familiar Shocks, But Not Innovation

EnglishFilm
·July 12, 2022·3 min read
Incantation is the latest Taiwanese film to try bridging traditionally Taiwanese elements with contemporary horror (other recent examples include 2019 hit Detention). The film has been highly successful at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Taiwanese movie of 2022 thus far. In fact, the film’s distributors tout it as being the highest-grossing Taiwanese horror movie of all time; the film made 23 million NT in its first three days in theaters. It may not be surprising, then, that Netflix will soon distribute Incantation internationally. Read More

Taiwan’s Ecological History as Performance: The Collection of Time in the Polymer Age

ArtEnglishInterviews
·July 10, 2022·6 min read
New Bloom/No Man is an Island’s Brian Hioe interviewed artists Kappa Tseng and Chiang Tao about her recent art project, “The Collection of Time in the Polymer Age" Read More
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