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  • Top Films of 2019

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    Let’s end the year on a positive note! Here are 19 of the top films I saw this year.  In no particular order:The Farewell – Original ReviewI saw this film at Sundance and was not prepared for the emotional roller coaster. I fully acknowledge that a lot of my affection for this movie comes from a cultural…

  • Why the Specificity of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Matters

    Why the Specificity of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Matters

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    Here’s why Crazy Rich Asians is so important, particularly to Asian-Americans, and this Asian-American in particular. Imagine growing up and for the majority of your life never seeing a person who looked like you (let alone had a similar background) in a leading role in a movie or TV? Unless you’re a fellow minority it’s…

  • Top Films of 2017

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    I saw over 100 movies that came out in 2017, and here are some of my favorites! They’re in chronological order by release date. February 24 – Get Out – It’s natural for enthusiasm for a film to dwindle over the course of a year, but Get Out managed to defy that. I find bringing…

  • Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the Challenge We All Need

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    It’s not every day that you go to the movies and get to be both entertained and challenged. Though he’s best known as half of the comedy duo Key & Peele, Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is billed as a horror movie. What’s even scarier, however, is the mirror it holds up to the state of…