Posts by Weiting Liu

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

By Weiting Liu

Kelly Fremon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s iconic preteen novel is a sweet tale of a young girl figuring out religion, boys and puberty.

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Flamin’ Hot – first-look review

By Weiting Liu

Eva Longoria dramatises the invention of America's beloved spicy snack food in her charming feature debut.

I Used to Be Funny – first-look review

By Weiting Liu

A young woman struggles to come to terms with her PTSD while the child she used to nanny goes missing in Ally Pankiw's directorial debut.

Walk Up – first-look review

By Weiting Liu

A filmmaker and his estranged daughter visit an old friend in Hong Sang-soo's latest riff on the connection between art and romance.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

By Weiting Liu

A Chinese-American family’s lives are changed forever across multiple universes in Daniels’ ambitious second feature.

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20 years on, Lan Yu remains the pinnacle of Chinese queer cinema

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Though never released in mainland china Stanley Kwan’s cult 2001 melodrama fully deserves its cult status.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

By Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian superhero movie combines thrilling spectacle with cultural specificity to correct the comics’ racist past.

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Better Days

By Weiting Liu

Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung’s cause célèbre-turned-success story combines hard-hitting drama with woozy romance.

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76 Days

By Weiting Liu

This intimate documentary, shot during lockdown in Wuhan, measures the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The mobile-first film festival bringing the Chinese box office to US homes

By Weiting Liu

Lou Ye’s The Shadow Play and a Midi Z retrospective are among the highlights of CineCina iFest.

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