Chinatown Cha-Cha NR/Documentary/85 Mins Directed by: Luka Yuanyuan Yang Review: I’m going to write this review and try not to tear up by just thinking of this beautiful film. Chinatown Cha-Cha made my heart overflowed with happiness and that all comes from its endearing and lively subjects this film centers…
Austin Asian American Film Festival – Texas Shorts After having a great time at the Austin Asian American Film Festival last year (as well as my first festival where I worked as press), I was delighted to be invited back. First program up was 5 short films all directed by…
The Ritual NR/Horror/98 Mins Directed by: David Midell Written by: Enrico Natale, David Midell Starring: Dan Stevens, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patrick Fabian, Patricia Heaton Review: Have you seen the horror classic The Exorcist? How about The Last Exorcism? The Exorcism of Emily Rose? The Conjuring 1, 2…
Bring Her Back R/Horror/Drama/104 Mins Directed by: Danny & Michael Philippou Written by: Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman Starring: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally Hawkins Review: I had three thoughts running through my brain while leaving the theater: 1. Bring Her Back is an incredible horror film.…
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning PG-13/Action/170 Mins Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Written by: Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Pom Klementieff TOM CRUISE! DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS. HEART RACING, BREATH HOLDING, BUTT-CLENCHING ACTION SEQUENCES!…
Me, Myself & the Void NR/Comedy/Drama/85 Mins Directed by: Tim Hautekiet Written by: Tim Hautekiet & Nik Oldershaw Starring: Jack De Sena (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”), Chris W. Smith (“Chris & Jack”), Kelly Marie Tran (“The Wedding Banquet”), Akilah Hughes (“Bob’s Burgers”), James Babson (“The Residence”), Sonia Esperanza (“The Vandal”),…
Warfare R/Drama/Action/95 Mins Directed/Written by: Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland Starring: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Joseph Quinn, Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter, Charles Melton, Michael Gandolfini, Taylor John Smith, Kit Connor, Noah Centineo, Finn Bennett, Adain Bradley, Henry Zaga, Evan Holtzman Review: This film is exactly what the title suggests. WARFARE. 95 minutes…
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Directed by: Matt Johnson Written by: Matt Johnson & Jay McCarrol Starring: Matt Johnson & Jay McCarrol Review: “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads…” and our destination is: Toronto, Canada. Alright, who here has heard of Nirvanna the Band? No, not the…
Together R/Horror/Comedy/102 Mins Directed/Written by: Michael Shanks Starring: Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman Review: Relationships are hard. They can be complicated, messy and dysfunctional. However, for every relationship, there are good days and bad days. No companionship is perfect. And who knows, maybe falling into a dark cavernous cave,…
“Another Simple Favor” R/Comedy/Mystery/120 Mins Directed by: Paul Feig Written by: Jessica Sharzer & Laeta Kalogridis Starring: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci, Alex Newell, Henry Golding and Allison Janney Review: South by Southwest (SXSW) 2025 is here! 9 days of…