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“Dead Talents Society” is a Humorous Send-Up of Taiwanese Influencer Culture

EnglishFilm
·September 2, 2024·2 min read
Detention director John Hsu’s latest film, Dead Talents Society, is a capable and humorous if unremarkable work. Hsu’s aim seems to steer away from Detention’s serious subject matter, seeing as it is set during the White Terror, while maintaining the horror frame. But even if the film has mixed results, Hsu at least proves that he is equally adept at comedy Read More

Dreams and Secrets: The Shadows of Archive

EnglishLife
·August 26, 2024·31 min read
In the second half of the 2020s, I traveled repeatedly from New York to Taiwan, partly for study purposes, partly for other reasons which were never entirely clear to me, staying sometimes for just one or two weeks, sometimes for several months. On one of these Taiwanese excursions which, as it seemed to me, always took me further and further abroad, I came on a bustling early summer’s day to the city of Taipei Read More

“Suffocating Love” Is a Quirky Taiwanese Romance That Stumbles Through Its Bizarre Plot

EnglishFilm
·August 8, 2024·2 min read
From the same director as 2020’s Taiwanese indie romance hit "IWeirDo", "Suffocating Love" has technical merits but suffers from bizarre plot progression and insufficient character development Read More

“Gold Boy” Pits Teens Against Adults in Intrigues of Murder

EnglishFilm
·August 3, 2024·2 min read
Featuring a trio of teens who get repeatedly caught up in murder accusations and then witness an actual murder, "Gold Boy" wastes an intriguing premise through subpar execution Read More

“Breaking and Re-entering” Delivers a Heist with Taiwanese Comedy Vibes

EnglishFilm
·July 19, 2024·3 min read
Taiwanese buddy heist comedy "Breaking and Re-entering" won't blow anyone's minds, but will at least give Mandarin-speakers a decently entertaining 1.5 hour romp Read More

“18×2 Beyond Youthful Days” is a Taiwan-Japan Romance Co-production Reminiscent of “Cape No. 7”

EnglishFilm
·July 16, 2024·2 min read
Starring Greg Hsu Kuang-han and Kaya Kiyohara, “18x2 Beyond Youthful Days” follows faithfully in the footsteps of other Taiwanese and Japanese romance stories Read More

“The Time of Huan Nan” is a Heartful Time-Traveling Taiwanese LGBTQ Romp

EnglishFilm
·July 9, 2024·3 min read
With evocations of other notable Taiwanese movies, "The Time of Huan Nan" explores LGBTQ relationships, family, and Taipei’s Mongka district Read More

“The Tenants” is a Compact and Evocative Movie about Urban Poverty in South Korea

Film
·July 7, 2024·2 min read
Infused with soft dystopian sci-fi elements, "The Tenants" is a lean yet stirring movie that comments upon the bleakness of urban life in South Korea Read More

Recent Incidents Highlight Continued Coercion of Taiwanese Entertainers in China

EnglishLife
·May 14, 2024·3 min read
News reports indicate that Taiwanese actor Wu Mu-hsuen was made to sign a pledge of agreement with China’s territorial claims over Taiwan. Details of this pledge were disclosed by Wu’s agent, Chen Hsiao-chih Read More

Political Cartoon: Macron Meets Xi Jinping

EnglishLife
·May 12, 2024·1 min read
No Man is an Island presents a political cartoon by Suzanne Duroy on French president Emmanuel Macron's recent meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping.  Read More

Development Plans at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Spark Controversy

EnglishLife
·May 5, 2024·3 min read
Over 4,000 have signed a petition against development plans by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University for the campus of its College of Hakka Studies, which is located in Zhubei Read More

Political Cartoon: Support from the CCP After the Earthquake in Taiwan

EnglishLife
·April 15, 2024·1 min read
No Man is an Island presents a political cartoon on China's recent claims over Taiwan after the earthquake earlier this month Read More
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