The Third Wife movie review: Love and marriage are awkward bedfellows in 19th century Vietnam

The Third Wife may tell another story about a repressed, frustrated wife, but at least it’s told with more style and less hysteria than usual. True, writer-director Ash Mayfair is very aware that there’s not much positivity to be found…

Furie (Hai Phuong) Movie Review: A Vietnamese bone-crunching visual delight

Hai Phuong hurts people for a living. A debt collector in rural Can Tho, she earns her keep beating up pig farmers and street grocers who missed their payments to loan sharks. When she fights, she fights dirty, tearing at ears and…