Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway
It‘s almost Tony Awards Time, which is a Broadway nerd’s Superbowl. And through the luck of the great wizard Dumbledore, I got last minute tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which is...
View Article‘Ocean’s 8’ is an Exercise in Expectation vs. Reality
In the past few years, reboots have become as ubiquitous as Marvel sequels. It feels like every week a new reboot gets announced. On TV, there’s Will and Grace, Fuller House, and the now-cancelled...
View ArticleEight ‘Ocean’s’ Film Facts from Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling is a national treasure. She started on TV as a writer for the mega-hit The Office, created her own hit show with The Mindy Project, and has propelled into the Hollywood A-List, voicing...
View ArticleAn Ode to Anthony Bourdain
When I was eleven years old, I bought Kitchen Confidential from the tiny bookstore in my tiny hometown. At that moment in time, I was a picky eater, not well-traveled, and in desperate need of a...
View Article‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Exactly the Movie We Needed
Leaving the theater for Crazy Rich Asians, I couldn’t help but feel like all the articles and podcasts and panel discussions had somehow culminated in this one movie. I feel like I’ve been screaming...
View ArticleSandra Oh is Not Your Model Minority
I’m not here to say why Sandra Oh, the first woman of Asian descent nominated for an Emmy as a leading actress in a drama, should have won and that she was robbed. I’m not here to pit her against …
View ArticleThe Final ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Trailer is Out Now and Action Packed
The trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Crimes of Grindelwald is finally out! Here’s hoping the movie can keep up with all of the plot lines that the trailer packed in. Below is a...
View Article‘Aquaman’ is the Hapa Superhero We Deserve and Need Right Now
OK, let’s get one thing outta the way first: yes, Jason Momoa is gorgeous as Aquaman. He’s dripping water and shirtless, pecks heaving in the first 10 minutes of the movie when he saves a submarine....
View ArticleMichaela Ternasky-Holland on Combining Grief and Philippine Mythology in ‘Mahal’
Michaela Ternasky-Holland is named for her father, Michael Anthony Ternasky. It’s one of many connection they share, a connections that was cut short when her father died in a car accident when she was...
View ArticleA Streamer Free Con Comes with Mixed Feelings
The year is coming to a close, and the strikes started in #hotlaborsummer have finally reached their end. So I wanted to look back at how the strikes (and the studios and streaming services that kicked...
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