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Category: Screen
Review: Three Disabled Men Take A Pilgrimage To A Brothel In ‘Come As You Are.’ What Could Go Wrong?
As they speed northward on the highway to Montreal, three young men in a rental van whoop and cheer after a successful escape from their overbearing parents. Their overtired […]
Meet Actor Mark Dacascos—The Martial Artist Behind Zero In ‘John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum’
It’s late morning in the tiny Conejo Valley hamlet of Westlake Village. Designed to look like an old world European farmhouse dropped into suburban L.A., the Stonehaus Wine Restaurant […]
Filmmaker So Yun Um Has ‘Liquor Store Dreams’ Of Her First Feature
Last year, So Yun Um’s “Liquor Store Babies” traveled the festival circuit up and down the West coast. Now the Korean American filmmaker is looking to turn the short […]
Breakthrough: Vinny Chhibber On Working In The Industry As A Young Actor Of Color
When actor Vineet Chhibber first began auditioning for roles, there was one time he was asked to make out with a camel. “They would tell me, ‘It’s just comedy; […]
Actress Ally Maki Is Redefining What It Means To Be An Asian American Woman
Ally Maki wonders if she would’ve had more confidence as a teenager if she was exposed to the types of representation that many of the young female fans she’s […]
What Helped Actress Ramona Young Get Through Moving Over 40 Times As a Child?
Ramona Young almost lived a totally different life than the one in front of the camera she has now. Before acting, she was preparing for a life as an […]
The Women Of ‘Warrior’ Have Their Sights On Inheriting The Earth
Somewhere in Capetown, South Africa, is a dusty city dotted with saloons, opium dens and brothels. Though it might seem a little out of place in a country better […]
Rich Ting Is Keeping The Legend Of His Martial Arts Heroes Alive In ‘Warrior’
Like most Asian American boys of the strip mall-dojo generation, Rich Ting grew up wanting to be Bruce Lee. Before he knew how to read, the future taekwondo black […]
How Daniel Dae Kim Is Using His Power As An Executive Producer To Promote Visibility For Other Asian Americans
This is Daniel Dae Kim’s fourth time on the cover of this magazine. Or maybe it’s his fifth? At this point, it’s a little hard to keep track. But […]
Filmmaker Kulap Vilaysack Untangles Her Family History In ‘Origin Story’
“Why are you defending him? He’s not your real dad.” During a heated argument with her mother who blurted out this truth in a moment of frustration, a 14-year-old […]
Who Will Win In ‘Godzilla: King of The Monsters?’
The latest installment in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ monster series, “Godzilla: King of The Monsters” crashes into a theater near you on May 31st. Starring Kyle Chandler […]
Review: ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Is Haunted By Horror Clichés
Watching “The Curse of La Llorona” is like eating gentrified Mexican food. The cultural inspiration is there and the proper ingredients are present but you can’t shake the feeling […]
All About Childish Gambino And Rihanna’s Super Secret, Hiro Murai-Directed Movie ‘Guava Island’
There have been whispers floating around the web and shaky cellphone footage of a trailer, but still no one knows … just what is “Guava Island?”
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s 13 Awesome API Superheroes!
Recently, Atom, Spider-Man, Beast Boy, Captain Marvel, the Incredible Hulk and Superman have all received various Asian spinoffs. With comic book heroes dominating the box office and API representation […]
