Rick & Morty’s third season is off to a luminous start
Note: This piece contains spoilers for season 3, episode 2 of Rick & Morty. Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s wildly successful Adult Swim series, Rick & Morty—which follows an...
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Hulk Hogan Body Slams Gawker in Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Brian Knappenberger’s Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, which just hit Netflix, originally held the more sensational (and unwieldy) working title Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and...
The Reagan Show is a masterful look at the past
“How could you do the job if you hadn’t been an actor?” is what Ronald Reagan claims he often wondered (when asked by David Brinkley if anything he learned as a thesp was applicable to...
Unpopular opinion: Wonder Woman wasn’t worth it
Few things baffle and dismay me like the big budget film industry. With that said, I’m about to share a very unpopular opinion, and I would advise those who think Wonder Woman is above...
The Model Minority and the Asian-American Hero: Can American Media Resolve the Two?
Since the trailers for the next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, hit the Internet, I’ve been transfixed. Frankly, I’ve been giddy. To cut to what Twitter, critics, bloggers, and Trekkies...
Fighting the Power at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival’s 20th Anniversary
Injustice seemed to be a running theme during the 20th anniversary edition of the always-stellar Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (April 6-9) down in Durham, NC. Which seemed quite fitting...
Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale is the Streaming Network’s Latest in a Line of Great Dramas
Note: This review discusses major spoilers for the first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale; the articles linked in this review also discuss spoilers. Critical and reader praise for...
The Return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a Great Reboot That Has the Potential to be Outstanding
Note: This review contains mild spoilers for the first seven episodes of MST3K: The Return. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and an outpouring of fan support from around the...
Casting “Crazy Rich Asians”: The Privileges and Pitfalls of Being Eurasian
The upcoming American film Crazy Rich Asians has recently announced some early casting choices for what the producers have said will be an “all-Asian” cast. Among them are Constance Wu (of Fresh...
Is “Crazy Rich Asians” the Film Asian Americans Have Been Waiting For?
I want to be excited about the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s book, Crazy Rich Asians. I want to see this as a victory for Asian Americans in Hollywood films, Asians in leading roles, and...