Back and in-person for the second time since the pandemic, the 2023 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival didn’t disappoint.
Tag: movie review
Review: ‘We Are Little Zombies’ Has Something For The Sweet Tooth In All Of Us
For those of you in need of a sugar high jolt reminiscent of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” but crave a bit of the savory heart of “Stand By […]
Review: ‘The Gentlemen’ Delivers Mindless Fun In Spades
In the middle of a vast farm field sits a lone shipping container that holds a secret. Beneath its surface is a purple-lit tunnel occupied by hundreds upon hundreds […]
Review: ‘Ghosts of Gold Mountain’ Takes A Hard Look At The Untold Story Of The ‘Railroad Chinese’
Most people have some awareness that a large chunk of the Transcontinental Railroad was built by Chinese immigrants in the years following the Civil War. Beginning in Sacramento, the […]
Review: ‘Ash Is Purest White’ Explores Love And Betrayal In Modern China
For years, China’s underground gangs, known as jianghu, lived by a strict, Robin Hood code of honor. But what happens when old school, Chinese morals meets the chaos of […]
Review: It’s Heartbreak And Hotels In ‘The Wedding Guest’
“The Wedding Guest” begin innocently enough with a man at an airport trying to catch a flight. Dev Patel, known for his work in “Slumdog Millionaire,” plays a character […]
Michelle Rhee: Superman?
By Miriam Coleman The director of An Inconvenient Truth examines the buckling public school system in a new documentary starring education reformer Michelle Rhee—inspiring the question: Who, if not […]
