“Bambi.” It’s one of those iconic Disney films that reeks of America, with its cervine protagonists, its pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps theme and picturesque scenery that looks like it was pulled straight […]
Author: Mae Hamilton
What Exactly Makes Bretman Rock ‘Da Baddest?’
“Aloha!” Bretman Rock bubbles excitedly as he apologizes for his lateness and explains that his car broke down three times today already. His animated speech is lightly tinged with […]
A Chat With Michele Josue, The Director Of Netflix’s ‘Happy Jail’
In 2007, an unlikely video went viral. Originating from the Cebu province of the Philippines, it featured a group of inmates (and even a “ladyboy”) dressed in those signature […]
Get To Know The Girl Behind The Ghost Of ‘The Terror: Infamy’
There’s something uneasy that haunts the dirt roads of the Japanese American community living on Terminal Island on this season of AMC’s anthology series, “The Terror.” Many horror movies like […]
Review: Looking For A New Food Show To Binge? Check Out ‘The Chef Show’
A wildly colored food truck with a pair of longhorns strapped to its front careens down a hilly, winding road in beautiful stop motion-esque glory. Suddenly, “El Jefe” hits […]
Check Out The Music Video For Kazu Makino’s ‘Come Behind Me, So Good!’
Somewhere in a small church in Capoliveri, Italy, a woman dances away in front of the altar in a delicate, white, sheer shirt. That woman, is none other than […]
Review: Mongolian Band, The Hu, Transcends Language Through The Power Of Music
Across the vast grassy steppe, a low rumble sounds. It’s not a herd of antelope or Przewalski’s horses. It’s a Mongolian biker gang. And this gang is armed with […]
The Lookout: It’s ‘Wu-Tang’ and ‘Hustlers’ Season This September In Asian American Entertainment
Editor’s note: We’ll be bringing you the latest scoop of what’s happening in Asian American film, TV, literature and music in our monthly “Lookout” articles. We’re doing the legwork, […]
Hitler Is Back. But This Time He’s … Polynesian?
Many an actor has taken on the task of portraying history’s arguably most reviled man, from Anthony Hopkins to Charlie Chaplin. Now, director Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) is taking […]
Review: Take A Trip To The Mojave Desert On A Superbike With Jay Som On ‘Anak Ko’
A number of important cultural figures, like Georgia O’Keeffe and even Moses, the emancipator of the Israelites, retreated to the harshest environment on Earth—the desert—to seek divine inspiration. Melina […]
Review: Tired Of Haruki Murakami? Check Out Yoko Ogawa’s ‘The Memory Police’
The words “contemporary Japanese literature” and “Haruki Murakami” are hopelessly intertwined. And it might have something to do with the fact that his oeuvre has been translated into 50 […]
Funnyman Derek Mio Is Experiencing A Full Circle Moment As The Breakout Star Of AMC’s ‘The Terror: Infamy’
The second season of AMC’s anthology series “The Terror” begins not with a bang, but a squelch. On Terminal Island, just off the coast of Southern California, a woman dressed in […]
Actor Lewis Tan Is Out Of The Badlands And Into ‘Wu Assassins’
In the center of the boxing ring, Lewis Tan composes himself with the grace of a dancer. Before he begins, there is a moment of stillness as Tan quietly […]
These Three Texan Best Friends And Barbecue Masters Smoke Meat Everyday
In the back of a restaurant located in an inconspicuous strip mall in Bellaire, Texas, a small chimney is puffing away a steady stream of post oak and pecan […]
The Lookout: Here’s What’s Happening In Asian American Entertainment In August
Editor’s note: Each month, we’re bringing you the latest scoop of what’s happening in Asian American film, TV, literature and music in our “Lookout” articles. We’re doing the legwork, […]
