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FLIX PIX (1246): “BETTER DAYS Illuminates the Brutal Social Darwinism of Chinese Hyper-Competitiveness”
BETTER DAYS (directed by Kwok Cheung Tsang, 2020) ***+ (out of 5) . > This Best International Feature nominee from China lays bare the fierce, soul-crushing social phenomenon of the annual state “Gaoko exam”, which determines who will be a scholar … Continue reading →
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KPK on the CINEMA (112): The Films of June 2021
. No 5-star classics this month, but everything else is represented, from one-and-a-half miserable lumps to four-and-a-half dazzling stars. Enjoy ruminating with me! (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to be … Continue reading →
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