Bay area native Rosalie Chiang, known for her role as the voice behind the titular character of Pixar’s Turning Red, attended Crunchyroll Expo 2022 as …
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NYAFF 2022 Film Review: Grown-ups
Released on June 10, 2022, Grown-ups, written and directed by Takuya Kato, was featured at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival. The Japanese film …
Don’t Make Me Go: A Dramatic Tale of Living in the Moment
In Don’t Make Me Go, single father, Max Park (John Cho), takes his teenage daughter, Wally (Mia Isaac), on a road trip under the guise …
A Look at “One Piece: Red” at AX 2022
Upon entering the Los Angeles Convention Center for Anime Expo 2022, visitors are greeted with a huge inflatable figure of One Piece’s titular character, Luffy. …
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Highlights the Importance of Food and Family
Veteran movie and TV anime series director Ayumu Watanabe returns with his latest work under Studio 4°C, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. Based on the novel …
Umma, a Psychological Horror that Skims the Surface of Generational Trauma
There’s a saying about how nobody wants to turn into their mother. That couldn’t be truer for the protagonist in Iris K. Shim’s directorial debut, …
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with Amazon Prime Video’s VOICES Event, Featuring Jenny Han
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Amazon Prime Video will be hosting their next VOICES event to honor AAPI representation in Film & Media. This …
HBO Max’s 2022 APA Visionaries Competition Shows Viewers the Power of Love
For its sixth year, HBO and HBO Max presented the theme of “Power of Love” for their APA Visionaries short film competition. The top three …
The Girl From the Other Side: Film Review
Directed by Satomi Maiya and Yutaro Kubo, The Girl From the Other Side is a heartwarming tale of a blossoming friendship between someone presented as …
Free Chol Soo Lee, A Closer Look Behind the Man and the Movement
Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) is a documentary directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi that traces a young Korean man’s wrongful conviction, the grassroots …