I am hesitant to write about the documentary BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young, directed by Grace Lee and Patty Ahn, because I know that BTS ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) is very protective of the global K-pop supergroup phenomenon. One wrong word...
This post was originally posted on the DIASPORA newsletter. Subscribe here! If you ask a random person on the street if they are familiar with the name “Jay McCarroll”, they will likely give you a blank stare. I sure as hell know who he is. McCarroll is the...
This interview wit Dolly de Leon was originally published on June 26, 2025 on the DIASPORA Newsletter. Sign up for EXCLUSIVE VIP ACCESS to interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos like this with a paid subscription. Give it a whirl with a free 7-day subscription...
This article was originally posted on the DIASPORA newsletter on June 19, 2025. Subscribe here. SPOILER ALERT: This article includes details about 28 Years Later. As I sit waiting for the screening of 28 Years Later to begin, I am made aware that there is an...
This article was originally published and sent directly to subscribers of the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER. Read and subscribe here! All Hail Queen of My Dreams! On June 20, director and writer Fawzia Mirza’s feature film Queen of My Dreams premiered stateside after having...
This article was originally published via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on April 22, 2025. SPOILER ALERT: This article contains specific details about Sinners. I have told the following story a million times. Consider this a million and one. In 2013, months before I...
This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on January 28, 2025. Subscribe here. The Wedding Banquet opens in theaters on April 18. The Wedding Banquet premiered at Sundance on January 27. My Bluesky/Letterboxd reaction to the film was the...
This article was originally posted via the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on March 4, 2025. Subscribe here. There are some days when I just want to get a little messy on the internet. The other I decided to play in the Threads pool when I saw that Emilia Pérez actor Karla...
This article was originally published in the DIASPORA NEWSLETTER on December 9, 2024. With the recent unveiling of Film Independent Spirit Awards and Golden Globes nominees as well as the recent Gotham Awards and numerous critic circle accolades, awards season has...
