Thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean, a warm and enthusiastic “Hi!” from 14-year-old Siena Agudong breaks the silence on the other end of the phone connection, like a […]
Category: Screen
Coming In 2020 To A TV Screen Near You: ‘Asian Americans’
For decades, Asian American stories like those of the “Railroad Chinese” and the interned Japanese were relegated to the margins of history books or were simply not mentioned. Now, […]
Shoots And Ladders: ‘Minari’ and Mermaids Are Making Waves In Asian American Entertainment This August
FILM Marvel took us all by surprise by announcing that Simu Liu will play the titular lead in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Hawaiian-born Destin Daniel Cretton is […]
Meet Marvel’s Asians of S.H.I.E.L.D.
How do you summarize “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” to someone who has never seen it? There’s no concise way. It’s an amalgamation of time and space-travel, neo-Nazi cabals, ethereal […]
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, […]
Dumbfoundead To Join The Main Cast Of Awkwafina’s Comedy Central Series
There seems to be no stopping Asian American celebrity icon, Awkwafina. Earlier this year, it was confirmed that she was getting her own show. Now, her old pal, Dumbfoundead, […]
Meet The Man Behind ‘Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood”s Bruce Lee
A small suburb of Madison, Wisconsin, is just about the last place one would expect to find a Korean American taekwondo expert. And yet, on a brisk spring morning, […]
In New Trailer For ‘Gemini Man,’ It’s Will Smith Vs. Will Smith
Strap in for a wild ride, because the second trailer for “Gemini Man” just dropped. The movie, set to premiere Oct. 11, features Will Smith opposite… Will Smith. In […]
Dive Into The Deep, Dark World Of Doumis In ‘Ms. Purple’
The heartbreaking drama that made moviegoers shed more than a few tears at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival will now be making a theatrical release. “Ms. Purple,” directed by […]
Here’s The Tea: YouTube Knew About Simu Liu Before Marvel Did
Here’s a little secret… Before anyone knew that Simu Liu would be playing Marvel’s first Asian superhero, Shang-Chi, Liu starred in various short films and sketches as a “Yappie,” […]
The ‘Wu Assassins’ Trailer Just Dropped. Here’s Everything We Know About The New Series
A brand new, power-packed martial arts series hits Netflix next month. Details about “Wu Assassins” was kept tightly under wraps during production and editing process, but now audiences can […]
Guess Who Marvel’s First Asian Superhero Is
Move over, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: there’s a new superhero in town. Over the weekend at San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios announced that Simu Liu will play superhero […]
Q&A: ‘Blinded by the Light’’s Viveik Kalra And Sarfraz Manzoor Talk Walkman Trouble And Bruce Springsteen
In “Blinded by the Light,” Viveik Kalra plays Javed, a shy, slouching student with a thick mop of black hair and an obsession with Bruce Springsteen. But at the […]
5 Asian Dramas To Watch After ‘Stranger Things’
The third season of “Stranger Things” dropped on Netflix less than two weeks ago, but chances are, you binged all eight episodes within a few days of the July […]
Get The Most Out Of This Year’s Comic-Con With These 11 Events
For the past 50 years, Comic-Con International has been the ultimate haven for nerds everywhere. From July 18 to 21, over 135,000 attendees are expected to attend Comic-Con’s various […]
