So what were theBest Taiwanese Movies of 2022? In a continued collaboration, the editors ofNew BloomandCinema Escapisthave come up with this list of 2022’s top 10 Taiwanese films. Our list includes both blockbuster and indie films across genres like romance, comedy, and even puppetry. Narrati...
In the last 20 years, Taiwan has become a pivotal voice in horror. A few Taiwanese horror films cropped up throughout the '60s, '70s, and '80s. But 2002's"Double Vision,"one of the first Hollywood-funded productions in Taiwan cinema, completely changed the genre. In the following decade...
For beginners, movies like “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (媽的多重宇宙, Mā de Duōchóng Yǔzhòu), “Crazy Stone” (疯狂的石头, Fēngkuáng de Shítou) and “Lost in Thailand” (人再囧途之泰囧, Rén Zài Jiǒng Tú Zhī Tài Jiǒng) offer a good balance of humor, relatable...
Kevin Ko's Taiwanese horror freaked people out so much that it even started a TikTok challenge and managed to become the all-time highest-grossing horror film in Taiwan. "When one imagines horror movies, it’s almost impossible to not associate them with jump scares, monsters, or slashers,"...
Survival Horror Susan Priver SWALLOW SWEDE CAROLINE SWIPERIGHT Taffy Edwards Taiwanese TALES OF BABYLON Tallulah Haddon Tamer Hassan Tamer Hussan Tamzin Outhwaite Tania Wade Tanya Burr Tanya Reynolds Tara Lee Tariq Sayed TATE STEINSIEK Tábata Cerezo Ted Raimi TEDDY PENDERGR...
Long 18+ movie Horror Dark & toxic 90 minutes Dear Tenant (2020) Dear Tenant is a critically acclaimed Taiwanese movie, featuring a gay protagonist, his adopted child, and their poignant family drama. The main character is a widower taking care of his partner's son and an ailing mother-in...
After Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (see No. 36), it was only a matter of time before a Chinese filmmaker made it his mission to top Taiwanese-born Ang Lee’s martial-arts game changer. The surprise was not so much that Zhang Yimou applied his visual bravura to a movie of beguiling ...
“Synapses” was the opening film of the Taiwanese Golden Horse Film Festival.On the occasion his latest film “Synapses” selected for the Voices section and the Big Screen Competition at the the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), we speak to him about losing our memories, working ...
After Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (see No. 36), it was only a matter of time before a Chinese filmmaker made it his mission to top Taiwanese-born Ang Lee’s martial-arts game changer. The surprise was not so much that Zhang Yimou applied his visual bravura to a movie of beguiling ...
This generational Taiwanese drama follows the plight of engineer NJ (Wu Nien-jen), and how his actions affect three generations of his middle-class family. Director Edward Yang received particular acclaim for "Yi Yi," taking home Best Director at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for the film. It...