Category Archives: Movies

2025’s Top Halloween Costumes are amazingly Asian!

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Jeff

2025’s top Halloween costumes are amazingly Asian! Rumi, Zoey, and Mira costumes top Google’s Frightgeist list (methodology below). This should be no great surprise, given how KPop Demon Hunters have been such a phenomenon. Even the Derpy the tiger made the … Continue reading →

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Documentary ‘Diamond Diplomacy’ Premieres at 48th Mill Valley Film Festival

Posted on October 10, 2025 by John

The 48th Mill Valley Film Festival started last Thursday, October 2nd. One of the films I was interested in screening was ‘Diamond Diplomacy: “Long considered America’s official pastime, ever since baseball was introduced to Japan in the late 19th century, … Continue reading →

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KPop Demon Hunters Singers Tonight Show Performance and Interview

Posted on October 9, 2025 by John

Finally, what the world was waiting for – a live performance of ‘Golden’ by the KPop Demon Hunters Singers themselves, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami! Less than 24 hours of this being posted on YouTube, the performance has over … Continue reading →

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Huntr/X SNL Appearance

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Jeff

I was pleasantly surprised to see this Huntr/X SNL appearance. They aren’t on screen that long, but their cameo contributes to a pretty funny Saturday Night Live sketch. It’s amusing that they got Bad Bunny, a huge figure in Latin … Continue reading →

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Huntr/X Live Performance: KPop Demon Hunter Singers to perform on the Tonight Show

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Jeff

A Huntr/X Live Performance? The fictional group from KPop Demon Hunters will perform on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. This is the first time that the singers doing Rumi, Mira, and Zooey musical voices (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s Official Oscar Submission: Left-Handed Girl

Posted on September 29, 2025 by John

Taiwan is submitting the film Left-Handed Girl‘ as its official submission for the Oscars for “Best International Feature Film”: “Mere months after sweeping the 97th Academy Awards with “Anora,” Sean Baker is making a tangential return to the Oscar race. … Continue reading →

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A Short Review: Ayo Check up (Jeremy Lin Executive Producer)

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Jeff

I was curious to see this short when I learned that Jeremy Lin produced it. Ayo, Check Up tells the story of two men playing a basketball game that becomes much more than just a basketball game. I liked it … Continue reading →

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Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly Spy-thriller series coming to Prime Video

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Jeff

Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly spy-thriller series is coming to Prime video.  Based on Marguerite Bennett and Arash Amel’s graphic novel series of the same name, the story is “a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous … Continue reading →

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FOREVER WE ARE YOUNG Documentary honors BTS’s ARMY

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Mayee Yeh

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny BTS’s success. Five Grammy nominations and six Billboard Hot 100-topping singles later, the seven-member act has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. Still, fandom is just as important as the artist it … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2025 Opening Night featuring Third Act

Posted on May 28, 2025 by John

18 One of my favorite annual events I’ve enjoyed after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999 is CAAMFest. Prior to 2013, CAAMFest was known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. This year’s CAAMFest was … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2025 Film Review: Blossoms Under Somewhere

Posted on May 22, 2025 by John

When I read the description of this Hong Kong produced film, I thought it was interesting and also a bit odd, I will provide a Film Review of Blossoms Under Somewhere later.  First, a summary of Blossoms Under Somewhere: “Ching, … Continue reading →

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San Francisco International Film Festival Premiere of ‘Isle Child’: Review and post-screening Q&A

Posted on April 30, 2025 by John

Last year at the San Francisco International Film Festival, I got to see on opening night Sean Wang’s feature length directorial debut of Didi , which premiered at Sundance earlier in 2024. At this year’s 2025 festival, I got to … Continue reading →

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