Arts and Culture

Review: Our Youth in Taiwan (我們的青春，在台灣)

Brian Hioe
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... Read More
Arts and CultureEnglishFilm and TelevisionMarch 20190 Comments 05 min read

Devotion Pulled From Online Sales After Controversy Regarding Xi Reference

Brian Hioe
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... Read More
Arts and CultureEnglishFebruary 2019Film and Television0 Comments 07 min read

Review: On Happiness Road (幸福路上)

Brian Hioe
On Happiness Road would be one of the rare examples of a Taiwanese animation to make it to the theater in past years. Nevertheless, despite high-profile attempts to promote the view by the Taiwanese government, as well as Taiwanese celebrities, the film proved a failure at the box offices. It remains to be seen whether this film will gain more attention now that it has been shortlisted as a contender for Best Animated Film at this year's Academy Awards... Read More
Arts and CultureEnglishFilm and TelevisionOctober 20180 Comments 06 min read