By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I couldn’t choose between the Duck Mascot Fu or the Cheap Spiderman Costume Fu. Fortunately, I didn’t have to. “Detective Chinatown 2,” directed by […]
“The Last Jedi” review
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The first part of my review will have no spoilers, and I will give a warning before the spoilers start. Episode 7: The Force […]
“The Swindlers” — A fast, fraught, frothy thief of your time
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Chang-won Jang’s new caper thriller “The Swindlers” opens in a moment of deep pain. Overdone, operatic pain, as everything else in this film will […]
Ishiro Honda — Godzilla, gratefulness, and greatness
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I tried to call Ishiro Honda, once. I was about 10, and I loved reading about his Godzilla stories and watching them on KSTW-11’s […]
Daguerrotype: slow, simmering, resolute terror
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A figure approaches from the other side of frosted glass. The light’s bright on the other side, but the audience can’t see who, or […]
The Foreigner is full of surprises: good and bad
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Foreigner is based on the action thriller novel “The Chinaman,” released in 1992 and written by Stephen Leather. The film was directed by […]
Chasing the Dragon will leave you feeling high
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY As you may have guessed from the title, Chasing the Dragon is about drugs. This story is about the infamous Ng Sek-Ho (Donnie Yen), […]
“The Dalai Lama”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Filmmaker Mickey Lemle first started filming the Dalai Lama in 1991, for a documentary he called “Compassion In Exile.” He’s back now with a […]
Lego Ninja … go home! You’re drunk.
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Just like my headline, the jokes in Ninjago try to be witty, but they just aren’t. What the heck is Ninjago and how do […]
First They Killed My Father — An eye-opening true story of a child’s life during the Khmer Rouge
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers” debuted on Sept. 15 on Netflix. This is the first film that I’ve seen […]
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