It’s been a little over two weeks since the third season of The Bear premiered on FX to a fairly warm ovation. Throughout the ASMR culinary tantric soundgasms, some thought it was too much of a character study collage and less of a straightforward series. At...
On September 8, 1993, Wayne Wang’s adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club was released and broke ground when it came to Asian American representation in Hollywood as it bridged the gap between Asian immigrants and their first gen offspring with...
During Sex and the City‘s sixth season, Samantha is trying to launch Smith’s career as an actor and she says, “First come the gays, then the girls, then the industry” as he questions her publicity practices. She couldn’t be more right… at least with the “gay” part....
Now in its third year, Gold House’s Gold Gala has quickly become a centerpiece when it comes to celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is one of those events where people ask “Why wasn’t I invited?” as much as...
George Miller‘s Mad Max universe lives at the intersection of where Dune collides with a perverse version of Jules Verne-esque steampunk and is slapped with retro-futurist bondage and aggressive Dr. Seuss-like names. The latest installment, Furiosa: A Mad...
Ahead of the release of her highly anticipated Cowboy Carter, the almighty Beyoncé said in a detailed statement about the album, “This ain’t a country album. This is a Beyoncé album”… and it certainly is. For some, that is good news and for a minority...
A couple of things about this year’s Sundance Film Festival… First off, shout out to Eugene Hernandez on being thee man in charge. The newly minted Director and Head of Public Programming headed the 40th edition of the Park City fest. Secondly, this year’s fest...
The Mean Girls movie musical is out today and it is… fine. It’s been 20 years since the original; 6 years since the musical opened on Broadway; 22 years since Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes (the book on which it was based) was released; and 13 years...
SPOILER ALERT: This article includes specific details from Spring Awakening. You’ve been warned. Spring Awakening is one of my favorite musicals — easily sits in my personal top 5 next to problematic fave Miss Saigon, the synth campiness of Phantom of...
