The future of YouTube is the future of America Written By: Demi Guo Is this how the generation before me feels? And, am I the only one who finds the title beautifully, poetically ironic? Now that the first talk show host to be an openly bise ...
REVIEW: ‘Sunnyside’ series premiere
Written By: Nathan Liu On the surface, “Sunnyside” sounds like a sitcom you’ve seen before. And, in a sense, it is. You’ve got an arrogant, selfish lead, who used to have a good job but has since been disgraced, and is now using a study group to regai ...
Justin Chon addresses filial piety, growth, and what it means to be Korean American in ‘Ms. Purple’
Written By: Michelle Ahn and Demi Guo In the second installment of his unofficial trilogy about Korean American experiences, Justin Chon successfully presents a sophomore film that shows he isn’t stopping anytime soon. While change and growth are pill ...
Stomping out expectations in Genta Matsugami’s ‘Demolition Girl’
Written By: Saiya Floyd Genta Matsugami’s “Demolition Girl” transports the audience to rural Japan and offers a look into the life of a working class teenage girl. Set in Gunma Prefecture in the months before the girl’s last year of high school, “Demo ...
An ode to Asian CineVision’s hometown — ‘Shorts: Made in NY’
Written By: Beatrice Viri The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival featured several thoughtfully made shorts with the “Shorts: Made in NY” program. Though they spanned different genres, one factor united these shorts in particular: all film ...
‘Go Back to China’: How we’re forced to stop worrying and love our roots
Written By: Nathan Liu “Go back to your country!” It’s a slur that many people of color have heard for years. Its message is simple: you are not welcome here. You need to get out. It’s a horrible, toxic sentiment. No person should ever be made to feel ...
When he walks
Written By: Demi Guo An hour after “When We Walk” finished screening, I’m finally able to nab him. “He’s so popular!” I whispered to one of his adoring friends. But right before he and his editor can start answering my questions, Jason DaSilva gets a ...
‘KD’ chases life after a brush with death
Written By: Saiya Floyd Imagine you’ve lived a long life as a loving father. You worked hard and did what you could to provide for your family. Then you fall into a coma for three months, and when you wake up, you hear your children planning to carry ...
‘Jeronimo’: Finding universal truths in a very specific story
Written By: Nathan Liu “The root of diaspora is pain; the pain of having to leave your homeland.” This statement, made about halfway through the runtime, is the central thesis of “Jeronimo,” a documentary about Koreans in Cuba. A passion project of ...