'Mahjong,' Yang Guns: Most Appealing Work is Sadder, Sharper, and Funnier
It takes four players to play mahjong, but it turns out our two film reviews here are enough to deliver double the insight – and pulp delight. Enjoy!
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'Millennium Mambo' Is Neon-Lit Nostalgia at Its Finest
Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s time capsule of early-aughts Taipei is 22, and it holds up for a new generation of viewers.
Director Tseng Ying-ting on Serial-Killer Genre-Bender, 'The Abandoned'
Equal parts mystery and melodrama, "The Abandoned" contrasts its grisly details with detective Wu Jie’s reawakening, using its riddle as a device of rebirth amidst personal tragedy.