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About John Liu

John is NWAW's co-publisher and occasionally a travel writer.

“Ip Man 4: The Finale”

January 3, 2020 By John Liu

The Ip Man movie series has been entertaining moviegoers and pushed Donnie Yen to super stardom.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 1 | JANUARY 4 - JANUARY 10

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and downfall of Rose

December 27, 2019 By John Liu

The Rose quote that was heard all around the world this weekend, “The general asked me to study the specs of old Destroyers.” Fans of Rose suddenly cried out in terror!

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, 2020, DECEMBER 28, JANUARY 3, VOL 39 NO 1

Charlie’s Angels got their wings clipped at the box office

November 22, 2019 By John Liu

Good morning, Angels! Sadly, it appears most Angels are still asleep. The first Charlie’s Angels, an action TV series starring three ladies with a focus on sex appeal, was released in 1976. In 2000, a movie reboot starring Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, and Drew Barrymore was a box office success with the same cheesy dialogue, action, and provocative scenes.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 29

Ne Zha: A gorgeous mythological movie for the whole family

September 6, 2019 By John Liu

“Ne Zha, a boy or girl?” A stranger asking this question would have quickly gotten a “Google it yourself” answer, but this was coming from the Russo brothers (directors of “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame”) on Weibo after congratulating Yang Yu, aka Jiaozi, the director of “Ne Zha,” for breaking box office records in China.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 7 - 13

Wu Assassins is unable to woo me

August 16, 2019 By John Liu

Season 1 of Wu Assassins was released on Aug. 8 on Netflix. This is another Gold Open TV series, so I definitely had to check out this all-star Asian cast. I successfully binge watched all 10 episodes in order to write you this review.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 34 | AUGUST 17 - AUGUST 23

“Hobbs and Shaw” accelerates fast, but the ride gets boring halfway through

August 9, 2019 By John Liu

For Fast and Furious fans who are waiting for FF9, Hobbs and Shaw will keep you satisfied until its release next year. If you are not up to date with the FF series, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw fought against each other, but put aside their differences to save the world with the rest of the FF crew.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 33 | AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16

New Zealand: A country like no other

August 1, 2019 By John Liu

Did you know there is a place called Hobbiton in New Zealand where Lord of the Rings (LotR) was filmed?

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2019, CHRISTCHURCH BOTANICAL GARDENS, GIAPO ICE CREAM, HOBBITON, New Zealand, VOL 38 NO 32 | AUGUST 3 - AUGUST 9

Oh my Godzilla! Boring!

June 7, 2019 By John Liu

Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, is the sequel to Godzilla, which came out in 2014.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, GODZILLA, VOL 38 NO 24 | JUNE 8 - JUNE 14

A different whole new world

May 31, 2019 By John Liu

Director Guy Ritchie has been getting criticized since everyone got a glimpse of the CGI Will Smith as a blue genie.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 23 | JUNE 1 - JUNE 7

Shadow: A look-alike, deadly umbrellas, and plot twists, oh my!

May 17, 2019 By John Liu

If you enjoyed “Hero” or “House of Flying Daggers,” then this film should be right up your alley. Zhang Yimou is back with his latest film, “Shadow.”

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, SHADOW, VOL 38 NO 21 | MAY 18 - MAY 24

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