Author: THEDHK

  • Top Films of 2023

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    Ready for our top films of 2023? Cinema was back baybe (at least according to some dolls and scientists). Here are some of the standouts of 2023.  Here is the list in alphabetical order.  Anatomy of a Fall – A skillful performance from Sandra Hüller as an author charged with the death of her husband.…

  • Teo Yoo for Past Lives – 331

    Teo Yoo for Past Lives – 331

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    Actor Teo Yoo dives into his own history in this chat about Past Lives, life changing connections, and vulnerability. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Past Lives Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York…

  • Review: Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh (Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny)

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    The latest film in the increasingly popular Vietnamese “Lật Mặt” series, “Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh” (“Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny”) takes Mark Twain’s musing that “Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth” and turns it into a feature length film.  When a longtime group of friends abruptly…

  • Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Tetris, A Thousand and One, Rye Lane, and The Big Door Prize

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    Will Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves roll a Natural 20 at the box office? Is Tetris a brick or a keeper? Plus two slices of very different lives with A Thousand and One and Rye Lane. Finally an existential crisis in the form of The Big Door Prize. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about…

  • Review: John Wick: Chapter 4 and A Good Person

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    Just when you think the Wickiverse couldn’t get better John Wick: Chapter 4 ups the game with the holy Asian (and AARP eligible) trinity of Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Plus Zach Braff returns to directing features with the Florence Pugh led A Good Person. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about John Wick:…

  • Review: Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Swarm, Moving On, and Boston Strangler

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    Did Shazam: Fury of the Gods retain its powers? Meanwhile witness the power of the Beyhive… wait, we mean the Swarm in Swarm. Then Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda re-team for Moving On. Finally, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon team up to take down the Boston Strangler. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Shazam: Fury…

  • Review: 65 and Champions

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    Yes, 65 is a real big budget blockbuster with Adam Driver AND dinosaurs that you probably haven’t heard of until this point. Meanwhile Woody Harrelson stars in Champions which in spite of being recent, already feels dated. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about 65: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly…

  • Review: Creed 3 and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

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    Michael B. Jordan jumps into the ring and the directors chair for Creed 3, but is it championship belt worthy? Plus Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham team up for Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Creed 3: After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his…

  • Review: Cocaine Bear

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    Yes, Cocaine Bear is the real name of a movie in theaters being reviewed this week. Does it live up to the hype or are there things to bump on (get it?!)? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Cocaine Bear: Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the…

  • Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Spoiler Free) and Hidden Blade

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    Things are starting to get more wibbly wobbly in the MCU with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Also Tony Leung stars in a new WWII spy thriller, Hidden Blade. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: Super Heroes Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man…