By Andrew HamlinNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Chang-dong Lee’s “Burning,” adapted from a short story by Japan’s Haruki Murakami, opens in a low-key fashion and moves along slowly. It runs more than […]
Taiwan’s “Bao Bao” film is a concerto for four hearts
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Taiwanese director Guang-cheng Shie shot several short films, sometimes as a director, sometimes as a producer, writer or sound recordist. With his debut feature […]
“On Happiness Road”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “On Happiness Road,” the animated debut feature film from Taiwanese director Hsin-Yin Sung, follows the flights of fancy from its main character, Hus-Chi Sung, […]
Do yourself “A Simple Favor” and watch this topsy-turvy romp! — (Caveat: not super duper Asian-y though)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly I feel a little guilty reviewing “A Simple Favor” because the Asianiest things in this movie is Henry Golding and the child actor, Ian […]
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The Netflix original movie “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” has all the hallmarks of an indulgent romantic comedy: beautiful high schoolers (as […]
John Cho searches for his daughter in thrilling, innovative drama
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Oh my God, John Cho should be in every movie because I would ruin my life by doing nothing besides watching movies all day, […]
“The Meg” — A new set of Jaws, wide open
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The most effective moment in “The Meg” comes softly, and almost silently. That’s a lesson the rest of the film can’t seem to learn […]
Kristen Bell narrates cuddly IMAX documentary ‘Pandas’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress’ affinity for animals, […]
Is Nick way too creepy-close to his mom? (And other “Crazy Rich Asians” thoughts)
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Crazy Rich Asians” is the first major Hollywood movie in 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast. (The last time this happened was in […]
Crazy Rich Asians poised to make Hollywood history
By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly The anticipation leading up to the release of Crazy Rich Asians, based on the popular novel by Kevin Kwan, has been intense. The […]
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