All articles by John Berra – Page 4
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‘Ashfall’: Udine Review
A rock-solid Korean blockbuster boasting volcanic action sequences opens the Udine Far East Film Festival
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‘Only Cloud Knows’: Review
Feng Xiaogang’s soulful drama is set largely in New Zealand where an expat widower looks back on his life
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‘The Whistleblower’: Review
A Chinese expat becomes involved in a dangerous corporate conspiracy in this overstuffed potboiler
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‘Better Days’: Review
High school bullying reaches dangerous levels in Derek Tsang’s controversial teen drama
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'Trijya' (Radius): Shanghai Review
An intriguing debut from India’s Akshay Indikar focuses on a migrant’s sense of self ‘Trijya’
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'Leftover Women': Tribeca Review
Three unmarried career women struggle with outdated social mores in China
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'Wish You Were Here': Review
Kenneth Bi’s upscale China/Japan co-production set in the world of high fashion struggles to convince
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'Triple Threat': Review
Martial arts stars Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais and Tiger Chen team up as soldiers of fortune
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'Crazy Alien’: Review
A madcap close-encounter comedy caps Ning Hao’s lucrative ’Crazy’ trilogy
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‘The Wandering Earth’: Review
China’s first big-budget science fiction film lifts off at lunar new year
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'One Child Nation': Sundance Review
A compelling documentary about China’s one-child policy from the director of ‘Hooligan Sparrow’
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‘A Cool Fish’: Review
Rao Xiaozhi’s second feature tackles hot-button social issues in China
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‘Last Letter’: Review
Shunji Iwai captures the mood in China with his first film to be set and filmed there
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'The Rib': Busan Review
A Chinese man attempts to convince his religious father to accept his transgender identity
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'Cities Of Last Things': Toronto Review
Ho Wi Ding tells the story of a troubled man in reverse chronological order
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'Hidden Man': Toronto Review
Jiang Wen closes his Republican Era trilogy with this bombastic revenge thriller