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My Missing Valentine (Chen Yu-hsun, 2020)

My Missing Valentine (Chen Yu-hsun, 2020)

Originally published as part of the NYAFF 2021 coverage at InReview Online. Chen Yu-hsun’s My Missing Valentine swept the 2020 Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Visual Effects out of a total eleven nominations. I don’t want to say this is entirely because

The Village of No Return (Chen Yu-hsun, 2017)

The Village of No Return (Chen Yu-hsun, 2017)

Settling down for Village of No Return, I was expecting another mediocre Chinese genre film, an effects-driven action comedy along the lines of Vampire Cleanup Department or Mojin: The Lost Legend, amiable thanks to a star turn from Shu Qi and a supporting role by Eric Tsang, but ultimately weightless.