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The latest film from acclaimed writer-director Anthony Chen tells the story of three disaffected youths, but ultimately feels underdone

Two sisters fall out over an impending marriage in writer-director Nida Manzoor's confident yet comically uneven feature debut

Julia Ducournau's Palme d’Or-winning sophomore feature is a welcome breath of nerve-shredding, fume-choked air

To mark the UK release of Criterion's beautiful new boxset, Iana Murray looks back on the Hong Kong filmmaker's dreamy canon...

The latest from the House of Mouse is exciting and beautiful. But a deeper, more original storyline would have gone a long way

Birds of Prey filmmaker Cathy Yan's debut - deprived of an international release until now - is an acerbic take on consumerism

Ang Lee might have brought wuxia to the West, but it's Yuen Woo-ping's dazzling fight choreography that truly captivates, writes Kambole Campbell

As Disney's live-action remake fails to capture the essence of wuxia cinema, these movies provide a far better introduction to the genre

From cinema releases to streaming gems, including a harrowing odyssey through war-torn Poland and Director Bong on the big screen

As the new Mulan is released on Disney+, we look back at a history of Disney do-overs and ask: has anyone ever got this right?

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