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Seattle Children’s Film Festival: Eye-opening delights the world over

February 27, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Now in its 15th year, the annual Seattle Children’s Film Festival counts itself as “a teenager now, deciding who it wants to be when it grows up,” in the humorous terms of festival director Elizabeth Shepherd. She’s held that title since the first festival back in 2005, so she should know.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 29 - MARCH 6

‘Come As You Are,’ a delightful roadtrip-to-a-brothel dramedy!

February 20, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Come As You Are” is about three young men with physical disabilities. Scotty (Grant Rosenmeyer) is a paraplegic, Matt (Hayden Szeto) has use of his arms but is also restricted to a wheelchair, and Mo (Ravi Patel) is partially blind—to the point where he has to use a magnifying glass to read and cannot drive a car.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 28

Review – “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You”

February 20, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To start this review, I’d like to be clear: If I were in high school and the five love letters I wrote to my secret crushes got delivered to them, there’s no chance any of them would’ve returned my affections.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 28

“The Angel in the House” comes with dinner, and demons

February 14, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“There will be… liberal use of stage blood, should occasion warrant it,” warns the email invite confirmation to “The Angel in the House,” a new play written and directed by Seattle’s Sara Porkalob.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 15 - FEBRUARY 21

Birds of Prey: A girl power film whether it wants to be or not

February 14, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Harley Quinn (née Harleen Quinzel) and the Joker (aka “puddin’”) have broken up. Now, she is on her own without the Joker to protect her against the wrath of everyone she ever wronged. She is, apparently, not liked. In “Birds of Prey” (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), we have a sequel of sorts to Suicide Squad.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 15 - FEBRUARY 21

“The Gentlemen”: Make a Gentlemen’s agreement to skip this one

February 7, 2020 By Andrew Hamlin

Guy Richie’s new action comedy “The Gentlemen” has one of those twisting, turning plots that’s hard to follow, and deliberately so.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 14

“Quezon’s Game”

January 24, 2020 By Andrew Hamlin

The historical epic “Quezon’s Game” opens with a 1944 newsreel unfolding in a small screening room.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 4 | JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31

“The Grudge”: A movie that made me excited for John Cho to die onscreen just so it would end

January 10, 2020 By Stacy Nguyen

Do you know what you do as a grieving parent and a cop, when you stumble on a death curse with an inescapable grip on all who befall it?

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, THE GRUDGE, VOL 39 NO 2 | JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17

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

“Jumanji: The Next Level” is an enjoyable sequel

December 20, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY After the stellar box office run of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” in 2017, the same cast is back in an all-new adventure with a few additions and some new concepts. Jumanji has added veteran actors Danny Glover and Danny Devito, and rising star Awkwafina. Ever since I saw […]

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 52 | DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 27

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