‘The Wedding Banquet’ is Less Like a Feast and More Like a Cosy Potluck
Ang Lee’s seminal 1993 classic The Wedding Banquet gets a millennial-era refresh in the 2025 reimagining by Andrew Ahn.
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‘Asian Persuasion’ Isn’t Persuasive Enough
While the film has its moments, its uneven execution makes it difficult to fully embrace it.
‘Mickey 17’ Has Bong Joon Ho Written All Over It
Far from his strongest work, but any amount of Bong Joon Ho is still a big win for cinema.
Television’s Old Guard: Beware of the ‘Deli Boys’
A wild and hilarious ride rooted in authenticity and a love of cinema.
Going Home to ‘Mississippi Masala’
Mira Nair explores the fluidity of home through one of modern history’s most brazen acts of racism.
‘The Namesake’: A Delicate Meditation on Diaspora, Identity, and the Stories We Carry
'The Namesake' doesn’t demand attention through spectacle or sentimentality; instead, it lingers in the small details.
The Quiet Romance of Flight: Freedom and Belonging in ‘Amelia’
Through a deliberate interplay of aesthetics, 'Amelia' frames flight as more than a profession, but a liberating sanctuary.
‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Is a Flawed but Vital Critique of Post-9/11 America
Despite its too-polished central figure, the film has a thought-provoking perspective.
‘Presence’ Is a Modern Ghost Story
Hope stretches across temporal fabric with an energetic yearning that only Soderbergh, with his deft ability to telegraph dire urgency, could have managed.
‘Bita Joon’ Is a Complex Lesson That Reveals Life’s Hidden Sentimentalities
Forcing us to reflect upon our own relationship with our own circumstances, 'Bita Joon' is exceedingly powerful and endlessly vast.
