*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 …
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76 Days: An Unfiltered Look Into COVID-19 At Its Origin
While everyone across the world is impacted by COVID-19, not everyone experiences it the same way. For essential workers in the U.S., it can mean …
Children of the Sea: Film Review
Originally premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2019, Children of the Sea became available on home entertainment at the beginning of September 2020. …
The Timeless Worldbuilding of Studio Ghibli
For many Asian Americans like myself, Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films have been a formative part of not only our childhoods, but our …
Abracadabra: Whimsical With No Big Reveal
Directed by Indonesian filmmaker Faozan Rizal, Abracadabra follows an illustrious magician Lukman who unexpectedly announces his retirement at his final show. Closing the performance with …
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: Film Review
Starring critically acclaimed actress Jung Yu-mi as the titular character, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is an examination of the many ways misogynistic pressures underlie the …
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 …
A Thousand Cuts: A Look at Investigative Journalism Amid the Erosion of Democracy
There’s something distinctly dark about the world of investigative reporting when asking questions comes at a cost, but finding answers raises the price that much …
Promare Blu-Ray and DVD Release Reawakens Fans
Promare‘s behemoth of a movie release in fall 2019 raked in a whopping $2.3 million domestically, and shook anime fans to their core. Fathom Events …
Giveaway: Win a Copy of Promare
Sci-fi animated film Promare takes viewers into a world that emerges from the Great World Blaze, a calamity that nearly destroyed half the population caused …