Hold onto your hats, Ludi Lin fans. It looks like the “Power Rangers” actor is gearing up to kick @ss at a theater near you. Rumors have circulated within […]
Category: Movies
The Treatment: Two Korean Sisters Seek Revenge Against A Yakuza Gangster In ‘Far Above Our Heads’
For each issue, we choose an unproduced screenplay and present it to you as a one-page description of the proposed movie. A talented and promising illustrator then reimagines the […]
Review: ‘Blinded By The Light’ Is A Lighthearted Romp Down Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen’s swaggering good looks, timeless lyrics and low, throaty vocals have earned him permanent status as a pop culture icon in the U.S. of A. But “Blinded by the […]
Society Pages: This Month We Toasted Randall Park And Said ‘Farewell’
Business leaders, creatives and luminaries gathered at The Bazaar by José Andrés in Beverly Hills on July 1 to celebrate Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe” and the man of […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Couldn’t Mess With Constance Wu Even If You Wanted To
Mom… is that … you? “Hustlers”’s first trailer dropped two days ago and Constance Wu (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is taking center stage as Destiny, a young stripper participating […]
The Treatment: Time Is Running Out For Punk Rock Legend Chrissie Hynde In ‘Maybe Tomorrow’
Introduction Editor’s note: We developed this section to showcase the work of promising Asian American writers, as well as to illuminate their words through vivid and colorful drawings from […]
Review: Just Like Your Average Uber Driver, ‘Stuber’ Takes Audiences To Unexpected Places
In the cluttered back room of an animal hospital, gangsters spray rounds of bullets at Vic (Dave Bautista), a muscle-bound cop who’s been temporarily blinded by recent Lasik surgery. […]
The Truth Behind ‘The Farewell’— The Film ‘Based On An Actual Lie’
There’s an old Chinese idiom that says that there are four “flavors” of life: suan (sourness), tian (sweetness), ku (bitterness) and la (spiciness). It’s the basis behind many Chinese […]
