Category Archives: Movies

8Questions with Barney Cheng, Director of “Baby Steps”

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Tim

Back in September 2018, I did a review of a movie Baby Steps on 8Asians. The movie was written, directed and starred Barney Cheng. I was still so intrigued with the movie, that I got in contact with Barney and asked him … Continue reading →

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Chopso One Year Later

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Koji Steven Sakai

In November of this year, it will be Chopso’s one-year anniversary. It’s amazing to me we’ve made it this long. But we won’t be able to go on forever unless we continue to get support from our community. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Nicki Sun’s Interview of Katherine Ho – “Yellow” in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Posted on September 24, 2018 by John

I admit it, I’m been kind of obsessed with the film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ since seeing it in a pre-screening in August: I’ve been following tweets on #CrazyRichAsians, reviews on YouTube (and I’m amazed at how many people do reviews … Continue reading →

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8mm Review: ‘A Simple Favor’

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

A Simple Favor (2018) Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding.  Written by Jessica Sharzer (based on the novel by Darcey Bell).  Directed by Paul Feig. A Simple Favor is being marketed as a thriller, but it’s really more of a … Continue reading →

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Mini-Review: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on September 21, 2018 by John

So, the Netflix teenage romance film ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (TATBILB), based on a novel of the same name by Korean American author Jenny Han, debuted on Friday, August 17th, the same opening weekend as ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’ … Continue reading →

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AA Industry Success, Geoffrey Owens & Acting Realities

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Guest Writer

by Tim Lounibos It’s an amazing time The past several weeks have been absolutely amazing for the Asian American entertainment industry. Crazy Rich Asians blew past $100 million at the box office in less than three weeks, becoming the most … Continue reading →

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“Baby Steps” Review: A film about two gay dads, surrogacy and a tiger mom

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Tim

“Baby Steps” is a film released in 2015, written, directed and staring Barney Cheng.  He plays the lead character, Danny Lee, a Taiwanese-American living in Los Angeles with a Caucasian boyfriend, Tate.  They’ve decided to have a child, through surrogacy, … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Searching’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on August 29, 2018 by John

So as part of “Asian August,” I (you can read my review of “Crazy Rich Asians here”) got to see Searching as part of a #goldopen effort to promote the film, which opened this past weekend (but first debuted at Sundance) … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music, 2018 (no movie spoilers) Look how they shine for you Almost nobody discusses Crazy Rich Asians (the film) without mentioning the movie’s soundtrack, which is pretty cool, because how often does this … Continue reading →

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is not our ‘Black Panther.’ It’s a Movement.

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Guest Writer

By Tim Lounibos Major strides (25 years ago) Twenty-five years ago, an Asian American industry movement seemed imminent. I was young and returned from Hong Kong as the lead in Clara Law’s Wonton Soup. Major strides were being made with the successful … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by John

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the movie Crazy Rich Asians is coming out today, August 15th, nationally. I was able to see a pre-screening a week early that the filmmakers promoted on the auspicious lucky … Continue reading →

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Some People Just Don’t get Pixar’s Bao

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayYWpkUkzs I wrote a review about how I really liked the Pixar Short Bao that appears with The Incredibles 2, but apparently not everyone one likes as much as I did or even gets it.  A number of articles (some … Continue reading →

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