Written By: Wendy Xie There is no truer narrative that immensely captures the struggling reality in rising above Western media’s perception of hegemonic masculinity than through the lens of the titular Ugly Model Kevin Kreider. “The Ugly ...
Sasie Sealy takes us on a Chinatown adventure with ‘Lucky Grandma’
Written By: Saiya Floyd New York City is a special place to live, but also a place full of paradoxes. It’s full of famous sites and neighborhoods, but also teeming with hidden gems and secret subcultures. New Yorkers carve out their own pocket of the ...
‘Empty by Design’ highlights isolation but was made through collaboration
Written By: Melissa Slaughter “I wrapped on my birthday, August 26th, ‘cause I said I wanted to finish a film before I turned 30. And JoAnn was like, ‘we've got to get it done …’” Andrea A. Walter, the writer, director, and director of photog ...
Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee tell a true Korean American story in ‘Happy Cleaners’
Written By: Michelle Ahn “Happy Cleaners” starts off with chaos — a family fight over the dinner table about a rebellious son’s dream to follow his passion, and a stubborn mom’s philosophy that the only path to success is higher education. The fi ...
‘The Last Sunrise’ heals the China-America rift with an apocalypse
Written by: Demi Guo In America: “Crazy Rich Asians.” “Always Be My Maybe.” Suddenly, “The Farewell”! Drama! In China: CGI. Yet another remake of the “Snake Goddess,” but what’s the story? Enter Wen Ren, with starry skies, mainland actors a ...
Diane Paragas uses country music to tackle uncertainty in ‘Yellow Rose’
Written By: Melissa Slaughter Eva Noblezada as Rose “Square peg, round hole. I run away with nowhere to go.” Eva Noblezada croons this line in varying degrees during the course of her starring turn in the film Yellow Rose. The 23-year-old is al ...
Oh No! There Goes Tokyo! Toho to Helm New Godzilla Feature
In light of the possible new release by Toho, CineVue writer Beth Kelly traces the history of Godzilla, one of the most infamous fictional monsters in the world.
Happy Birthday, Bruce Lee! A Look Back at the Martial Arts Legend
Happy 74th Birthday, Bruce Lee! CineVue Beth Kelly writes this insightful retrospective piece on the martial arts legend’s career and worldwide impact.
POV: DIAMOND IN THE SKY – CHINA’S NEW WAVE
With the two distinct NYC-released Chinese films starring Ziyi Zhang, Bo An shares her insight in the Chinese film industry today.