Alan Yang's Tigertail ultimately proves a disappointing film, having all the elements of what would otherwise make a good film, but these elements failing to cohere together in any meaningful way...
The time has come for long-held societal views on older people’s search for companionship to be reexamined, and acclaimed film director Ray Yeung is here to herald in the change with his newest film, Suk Suk...
Detention, the film adaptation of the surprise indie horror video game hit of the same name, proves an unusual candidate to engage with the history of Taiwan’s White Terror...
Weathering With You is a story of working-class teenagers as victims and agents of environmental transformation. It is a beautiful piece of magical realism, where fish swim into the air, suspending reality for moments of humanity. It is also a deeply radical film...
The China Film Administration announced yesterday that it was banning participation by members of the Chinese film industry in this year’s Golden Horse Awards...
Valerie Soe's Love Boat: Taiwan details the history of an institution well-known among diasporic Taiwanese and particularly Taiwanese-Americans—the Love Boat, officially known as the Overseas Compatriot Youth Formosa Study Tour. Despite how widely known the program is, Love Boat: Taiwan is likely the first attempt to historically document the program...
The Edge of Night proves a deft, enthralling depiction of a crucial moment in the Sunflower Movement—the attempted occupation of the Executive Yuan that took place on the night of March 23rd and in the early morning hours of March 24th, 2014...
Our Youth in Taiwan, the winner for best documentary at this year’s Golden Horse Awards would be a highly personal character study of two participants in the Sunflower Movement. The first would be Chen Wei-ting, one of the two most recognizable student leaders from the movement, and the second is Cai Bo-yi, a Chinese participant in the movement. However, the film ultimately becomes the personal story of the director, too, by the film’s conclusion...
Recently released Taiwanese horror game, Devotion, caused controversy in China after it was discovered that two parts of the game included messages mocking Chinese president Xi Jinping. This later led to the game being pulled from sales on Steam and other online stores. Devotion, released by Red Candle Studios, is the follow-up to 2017 horror hit Detention...
