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Daily Archives: December 6, 2019
The Farewell (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A bittersweet Chinese family story
As an Asian audience, I knowingly smiled as watching the heroine of “The Farewell” coming inside her dear grandmother’s residence full of their family members. When I was young, I and my family routinely visited the house of my mother’s … Continue reading
The Report (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A long, frustrating struggle for one important report
“The Report” is angry and outraged behind its dry, methodical façade. Following one plain American government official’s long, frustrating struggle to finish and then publish a damning official report on the systemic tortures committed by CIA in the name of … Continue reading
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