Appearing in this year’s New York Asian Film Festival lineup is Chen-Nien Ko’s 2020 film, The Silent Forest, based on a real life scandal at …
Japanese Breakfast Kicks off 2021 Tour This Summer
Hot on the heels of the release of Jubilee back in June, Michelle Zauner’s band Japanese Breakfast will soon be making its way across the United States …
Drive All Night, a deep dive into Peter Hsieh’s surrealistic neo-noir film
Featured at CAAMFest 2021, Drive All Night is Peter Hsieh’s first full feature film, having mainly written theatrical plays in his past decade of work. …
LINSANITY, Evan Jackson Leong’s biographical documentary on the Asian-American NBA star behind the phenomenon
First shown at CAAMFest 2013, Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary LINSANITY was featured again this year as part of the film festival’s retrospective series. Whether you’re …
An Interview with Taylor Takahashi, star of Eddie Huang’s basketball drama Boogie
In the television world, chef, author, and producer Eddie Huang is known for his VICE documentaries about food and the adaptation of his memoir into …
Minari: Pursuit of the American Dream
Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January of this year, Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari has made it on many film critics’ top …
Bong Joon-ho’s “Memories of Murder” Remains Relevant as Ever
*Warning: This review contains spoilers. South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter Bong Joon-ho made headlines earlier this year with his Oscar Best Picture win for …
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula aims for more action, higher energy
Four years after his first zombie film Train to Busan, director Yeon Sang-ho returns with a sequel, Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula. While set in …
Plenty of Personality in Joe Ide’s Hi Five: Book Review
Amateur detective Isaiah Quintabe (a.k.a. IQ) faces yet another set of daunting challenges in Joe Ide’s fourth novel in the eponymous IQ series. In Hi …
Coachella 2020 Features Its Largest Lineup of Asian Acts Yet
This April Indio, California will spring to life with the return of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. For two weekends (April 10-12 and …