Movie Review: The Persian Version
If life were fair, The Persian Version would become the new My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Filled with delightful cultural specificity and multiple wonderful stories, …
immigrant experience
Movie Review: Elemental
So close! The base story in Pixar’s Elemental is a terrific one, but it never quite becomes one of those special Pixar projects kids and …
Movie Review: Tori and Lokita
I’m always excited to see a movie by the Dardenne Brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc. Like Sean Baker and Hirokazu Koreeda, the Dardennes always shine a …
Movie Review: Rise
It’s impossible to hate Giannis Antetokounmpo. The 2x NBA MVP and NBA Champion on the Milwaukee Bucks exemplifies all the reasons to love the sport: …
Movie Review: I Carry You With Me
When people hear the phrase “illegal immigration” most people laser in on the “illegal” part. That word elicits connotations of evil robbers and terrifying criminals …
Movie Review: In the Heights
In 1976, someone told Sylvester Stallone that no one was gonna make a movie for him. If he wanted to be on the big screen, …
Movie Review: Minari
The American Dream. Much like love, you know it when you see it. Minari is very much a story about the American Dream. Compared to …
Movie Review: Cuties
I fear that Cuties is going to be remembered more for its controversy than all the good its trying to say. For all those people …
Movie Review: Tigertail
If you keep making good things in Hollywood, at some point some studio will give you money to make whatever story you want. Alan Yang …