The irony that I was about to talk to Bong Joon-Ho about his award-winning film, Parasite, in one of the fanciest neighborhoods in Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, to be exact) was not lost on me. ...
In the middle of Parasite, one of its characters asks another if they should feel bad about exploiting the rich Park family. “They’re rich but still nice,” he admits after some thought. But his family ...
When beabadoobee made her debut with the lo-fi, patchwork song “Coffee,” it seemed that she had found a niche that other Gen Z’ers like Clairo sought to fill. Extremely undermixed (in fact, “Coffee” sounded like ...
We talked to director Leon Le during LAAPFF about his film, 'Song Lang'.
Melbourne-based Malaysian-Australian producer Yeo has long been a frequent collaborator within the music scene. Take a look at his dozens of credits as a remixer, producer, or vocalist for indie artists throughout Australia—he’s worked with ...
Anyone looking for Asian American representation on screen need not look further than Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee’s family drama Happy Cleaners. A film that details the experience of a second generation Korean American ...
normal. is the most realistic film that I’ve seen during my time at LAAPFF. There’s almost a cinéma vérité-type of reality to the film—where even the most smallest conversations have painfully real awkward flourishes in ...
In the Land of Lost Angels plunges you into a world of black and white. It’s quite the bold move for director Bishrel Mashbat—especially when it comes to winning over modern audiences who are used ...
Staycation opens on a handjob. Or was it a blowjob? Rest assured that it probably doesn’t matter which it was, since by the end of the film millenial couple Luke (Anthony Ma) and Peggy (Grace ...
How many life problems can be solved through the music of Bruce Springsteen? As Gurinder Chadha‘s joyous film Blinded by the Light might suggest, the answer is, quite frankly, all of them. The film follows ...
