Richard Kuipers

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‘12.12: The Day’ Review: South Korea’s Oscar Submission Is an Exciting Political Thriller About the Nation’s 1979 Coup d’Etat

One of the darkest chapters in South Korean history is chronicled in “12.12: The Day,” a riveting account of the coup d’état of the 1979 coup d’état that followed the Oct....

‘100 Yards’ Review: The Action’s Hot but the Drama’s Lukewarm in This Martial Arts Spectacle Set in 1920s Tianjin

Dazzling martial arts and stylish production design do battle with an undercooked story and one-note central characters in “100 Yards,” which comes to U.S. theaters on Friday after a limited local...

‘Papa’ Review: A Moving Study in Grief and Redemption Based on a Shocking Hong Kong Crime Case

The almost unimaginable grief of a husband and father is chronicled in “Papa,” an affecting drama based on the true story of a 15-year-old boy whose murder of his mother and...

‘The Unseen Sister’ Review: Beijing-Set Tale of Sisters Separated for 17 Years Comes Home Strongly After a Slowish Start

A brief moment that determined the vastly different destinies, fortunes and identities of two sisters from Yunnan on the China-Myanmar border is at the heart of “The Unseen Sister,” a mix...

Richard Kuipers

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