Disney, being the notably large conglomerate that they are, almost always makes headlines whenever an Asian or Asian American story is adapted via their productions. It may also be because, after years of Mulan being their only solely Asian story, we’ve seen a relative influx of new IPs and adaptations, from Turning Red, to Ms. […]
Hoa in Vietnamese means flower, one of humanity’s most enduring symbols of growth, hope, and peace. Skrollcat Studio’s video game of the same name embodies those idioms and more by rooting a bucolic, humble, and uniquely Vietnamese fable into a short and sweet indie classic. Hoa is a hand-painted puzzle platformer that has you play […]
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 family in Flushing, New York, Happy Cleaners gives an introspective look at the inter-generational and cultural conflicts that many families face. […]
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 to watching films in full color. But for the gritty, seedy type of story that he wants to tell, it […]
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 Su) do so many lewd acts with one another that it’s hard to keep track (the best of which is […]