Category: Asian
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“Driveways” Review
“Driveways” is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
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Bad Trip- But an Excellent Comedy
Eric Andre’s new prank comedy film, Bad Trip, has me daydreaming about experiencing this level of performance art and comedy in my daily life and wishing more than anything that I could have been one of the extras in this film. Eric Andre created a mixture of scripted buddy comedy and hidden camera prank comedy…
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon is a Disney Masterpiece
The story is a moving sentiment of letting go of the past and putting trust and faith into others. Though you come into this world alone, surrounding yourself with others that support you and want to help is the greatest gift life could ever give.
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‘Monsoon’ Review: Hazy Memories of Home
A moving tale, Monsoon follows Kit (Henry Golding) as he returns home to Saigon, Vietnam. After his family fled to England after the Vietnam war when he was six, Kit hasn’t looked back. However, after the loss of both of his parents, Kit heads back to Saigon thirty years later not only to scatter their ashes, but…
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“Terrace House”: The Kinder, Gentler Japanese Alternative to Reality TV
“Terrace House” improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.
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‘Space Sweepers’ Review: A Charming Sci-Fi Adventure with a Political Message
Behind all the action, ‘Space Sweepers’ is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.
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“Never touch a tigress that’s guarding her cubs”: A Movie Review of ‘Furie’
Mai yells what every parent dreads hearing from their child: “tao ghét mày” (“I hate you”) and runs from the scene, where Hai discovers that Mai was telling the truth about the wallet.