Author: THEDHK

  • Review: West Side Story and Red Rocket

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    Steven Spielberg takes his shot at West Side Story but is it really a story that needed retelling? Also Sean Baker once again turns his cinematic eye to overlooked communities and wholly formed characters in Red Rocket. More about West Side Story: WEST SIDE STORY is produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a script…

  • Director Debbie Lum Interview: Try Harder!

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    Welcome documentarian Debbie Lum to chat about her new film Try Harder!, college admissions, high school superlatives, and the ongoing process of Asian-American Pacific Islander representation on screen. More about Try Harder!: San Francisco’s Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers–nearly 70% Asian Americans–from across the city into…

  • Review: The Power of the Dog, Wolf, and Try Harder!

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    Jane Campion brings us Benedict Cumberbatch in chaps in The Power of the Dog. George MacKay channels his inner canis lupus in Wolf. Finally get ready to relive your college admissions trauma through the students of Lowell High in the incredibly watchable Try Harder!. More about The Power of the Dog: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank…

  • Review: Encanto and The Beatles: Get Back

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    It’s all about family in Disney’s 60th animated feature film, Encanto (but not in a Fast & Furious way sadly). Plus Peter Jackson’s 10 kajillion hour documentary trilogy The Beatles: Get Back hits Disney+. More about Encanto: In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto,” Mirabel—the only ordinary member of her extraordinary family— discovers that the magic…

  • Review: House of Gucci, Bruised, The Humans, and Hawkeye (Spoiler Free)

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    Itsa me! House of Gucci! Lady Gaga serves us camp to the max. Though was that the filmmakers intention? Probably not… Also Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with Bruised. If you’re missing family drama for Thanksgiving, The Humans might fill that chaotic hole in your heart. Plus does Hawkeye hit its target? You can…

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, and tick, tick… BOOM!

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    This week is all about tributes that might get too tangled up with their reverence for the source material or subjects with: Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, and tick, tick… BOOM! You can also listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ghostbusters: Afterlife: From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the…

  • Review: Red Notice and Passing

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    Three of the biggest stars in the world (The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot) feature in Red Notice so what could go wrong…?! Also Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson give us two different sides of the Black experience in Passing.  More about Red Notice: When an Interpol-issued Red Notice — the highest level warrant…

  • Review: Eternals (Spoiler Free), Spencer, Finch, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, and The Souvenir Part II

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    Sci-fi, princesses, and cats! Oh my! Tons to review this week including a spoiler free look at the latest Marvel film, Eternals. Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana in Spencer. Tom Hanks talks to a robot in Finch. Benedict Cumberbatch makes cats popular in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Mother daughter duo of Honor…

  • Review: Last Night in Soho and The French Dispatch

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    Two films with directors known for their distinct styles with Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. But style without substance does not necessarily a movie make… More about Last Night in Soho: In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter…

  • Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua Interview: Maya and the Three

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    Welcome ridiculously creative couple Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua to the podcast for their new Netflix limited series Maya and the Three. We chat about creative constraints, representation, classic movies, everyday sacrifices, and metal.  You can also listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Maya and the Three: In a fantastical world, where magic turns…