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Spellbound Review: A Korean Rom-Com Horror
Spellbound casts its genre mixing dust across major cities in the US and Canada to create a magical web that entertains as it spooks. Street magician Jo-Gu (played by LEE Min-ki) gets inspired when he meets pale and ghastly Yu-ri (played by SON Ye-jin) to turn his act it into a horror illusion show. The show is a big hit selling successfully for over a year. Wanting to repay his gratitude to his inspiration, he [...] Continue »
Jin Akanishi’s “Test Drive” Music Video Featuring Jason Derulo [PARTNER POST]
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By Keesa “Test Drive” by Jin Akanishi featuring Jason Derulo is currently #1 on the iTunes Dance Album Chart. If you like the song, I’m sure you’ll agree that the video makes it so much hotter. It has everything you need: the dark warehouse, hot girls, legs for miles, lights and speed. For the most part, the hooded and shaded Jin Akanishi could be anyone… for a second I thought he was Eminem. But at [...] Continue »
Scott Tang’s Outsider Music Review
By Russell A lot of pop music nowadays seem like it comes off an assembly line. Sure, it may be fun to dance to but once you dig into it there’s no substance. Leave it up to Scott Tang to inject some life into the otherwise stale pop scene. Already having released three crtitically-acclaimed albums, he’s back for more with his newest single “Outsiders” with a music video directed by filmmaker NaRhee Ahn.
Tsujita LA (Artisan Noodle) Ramen Review
Finally! After months of being teased by the words “artisan noodle” and luscious HD photos of bowls of ramen in the window, Tsujita opened for lunchtime ramen service at the end of October. The first U.S. shop to open from the Nidaime Tsujita chain in Tokyo serves two choices of ramen: tonkotsu – thin and straight style hakata noodles in pork broth, or tsukemen – the thicker and slightly curly dry noodles, which you dip [...] Continue »
Theater Review: East West Players Present Julia Cho’s “The Language Archive”
This review was originally posted on Blogging Los Angeles and has been republished here with permission. By Chris I should begin with the caveat that I have never reviewed a play before. And while I enjoy going to the theater from time to time, I would hardly consider myself an informed critic. And now that I’ve gotten my excuses out of the way, I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed the opening night performance of [...] Continue »
SDAFF Film Review: Almost Perfect
By Johnny C [EDITORS NOTE: This is a review for Almost Perfect, the Opening Night Film at this years San Diego Asian Film Festival.] One of the unfortunate images of Asian American relationships and marriages we’ve seen in the arts is the tendency to be portrayed as unhappy and unstable. Throw in the rare occurrence when Asian American relationships is actually between Asians rather than interracial ones (especially with the common white male and Asian [...] Continue »
Reel Asian Highlight: Pearls of the Far East Review
Making its World Premiere at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th-19th) is PEARLS OF THE FAR EAST (Canada/Vietnam), a collection of seven short stories inspired by true events spanning several generations. The film captures some of the most breathtaking images of Vietnam making each frame absolutely postcard worthy gorgeous to watch. More after the jump.
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival: Capsule Reviews, Part 2
The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates it’s 15th Anniversary this coming Tuesday, November 8th. Part 2 reviews SURROGATE VALENTINE, BLEAK NIGHT, and FULL-METAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (Japan) Long-time fans of the Elric brothers will have much to look forward to in their latest adventure. On the trail of an escaped prisoner, the duo find themselves on Milos, a border city with a secret. and blood-soaked past. Deep within its caverns and [...] Continue »
Rachael Yamagata’s “Chesapeake” Album Review
Rachael Yamagata knows heartbreak. You can tell it’s always under her skin and most of her songs emit it. The part Japanese singer-songwriter from Virginia began her solo music career after she fell in love with a band member of a funk band in Chicago, joined the band as the vocalist for several years, and then broke up with him and the band. Her raw and soulful EP, which showed the dark and wrenching during [...] Continue »
Real Steel Review: Boxing Robots, an Asian and an Asian Boxing Robot
Real Steel is the current movie that is building the trend of board games as movies. Actually, this movie isn’t “officially” based on the popular Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robot game. It is based on “Steel” a short story from 1956 by Richard Matheson. Even so, I would like to think that Real Steel is in line with the grand tradition of movies like Clue, the upcoming Battleship, and, of course, the most awesome board [...] Continue »
Amigo Review: A History Lesson Worth Watching
If there’s one thing I took away from Amigo, it would be that I am totally disconnected from my Filipino heritage and it took a white, super-literary independent film director to make me realize that. In Amigo, director/writer John Sayles gives us a fictional account of the often overlooked Philippine-American war which “officially” lasted between 1899 and 1902. The epicenter of the movie takes place in the rural village located in Northern Luzon during 1900. [...] Continue »
The Devil’s Double Review: Dominic Cooper is a Caricature
After watching The Devil’s Double, I wondered, “What if an actually Iraqi actor was cast in the dual role of Latif Yahia/Uday Hussein?” Then I wondered, “What if they cast Zac Efron in that role?” Casting Englishman Dominic Cooper in the role of Uday Hussein, sadistic son of Saddam Hussein and his body double Latif Yahia brings me back to seeing Sir Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi — but at least Kingsley looked the part. [...] Continue »
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