Number One Son: Tarantino’s Bruce Lee Disrespect is Not New in Hollywood
In a survey conducted by The Asian American Man Study that asked “Who is the Asian American man you most admire and why,” the person with the second most votes was Bruce Lee. The most votes went to “I...
View Article‘Kung Fu’ Co-Showrunner Robert Berens Understood the Assignment [Part 1]
Robert “Bob” Berens has a really difficult job. As co-showrunner of the first drama on a broadcast network centering around a Chinese American family, Berens knew he had a responsibility to get Kung...
View Article‘Snake Eyes’ Rolls High With Experimental Take on Classic Character’s Origin
I couldn’t tell you much about the G.I. Joe universe. I know the pamphlet description: a group of U.S. anti-terrorists militants devoted to truth, justice, and never skipping leg day. I know that there...
View Article‘Kung Fu’ Co-Showrunner Robert Berens Spills Some Details For Season Two...
With the first season of The CW’s Kung Fu now over, many fans have been wondering what’s next for our beloved Shen family. The season finale had Nicky and Zhilan come head-to-head at Pei-Ling’s...
View Article‘The Paper Tigers’ to Stream on Netflix
The Paper Tigers, the indie martial arts film starring Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins that went from Kickstarter to Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes will culminate its improbable...
View Article‘Nightshooters’ is One of the Best Action Films This Year
The trials and tribulations of indie filmmaking are taken to their absurd, action-y, lengths in Marc Price’s Nightshooter, a story about a film crew finding themselves at the scene of a harrowing gang...
View ArticleThe CW’s ‘Kung Fu’ Season Two Promo Reveals Nicky’s Long Lost Cousin
Kung Fu season two is set to return in March! Since its season finale back in July, there were many new questions that popped up in the finale — Who is Nicky’s cousin? How is she connected to the...
View Article‘Kung Fu’ Star Kee Chan on Finding Humanity in the Villain
It’s hard to not associate the actor with the character they portray on television/film, especially if the character is as sinister and haunting as the enigmatic villain Russell Tan on The CW’s Kung...
View Article‘Kung Fu’ Showrunners Discuss What’s Ahead for Season 2
The first season finale of The CW’s Kung Fu answered a lot of questions for fans, while raising new ones for season 2. Sure, the Shen family seems to all be doing great the last six months — Nicky...
View Article‘Kung Fu’ Star Yvonne Chapman on Zhilan’s Course for the Season
There is so much to say about The CW’s Kung Fu. It’s just so good. Now in its sophomore season, Kung Fu is getting darker than ever with its’ big bad Russell Tan (Kee Chan) trying to take down Nicky …
View ArticleThe Quality of Asian Representation in ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5
WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Season 5 of Cobra Kai. For five seasons, I’ve been saying the same thing: For a show – and franchise, for that matter – centered on a Japanese martial art,...
View ArticleIt’s a Bruce Lee Year: Return of the Year of ‘Enter the Dragon’
Have you even watched Enter the Dragon recently? Nielsen reporting suggests that maybe you have. Bruce Lee’s iconic influence, epitomized by Enter the Dragon, sparked a pop-culture revolution, and...
View ArticleSony Pictures Reveals New ‘Karate Kid’ Title and Poster Ahead of NYCC Panel
Ahead of its New York Comic Con panel, Sony has released the title and poster of the anticipated Karate Kid film, starring the franchise’s living legends: Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Jackie...
View ArticleThe Outrageous Plot Choices and Treatment of Asian Characters in ‘Cobra Kai’
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2. Cobra Kai is a Netflix title I’ve had a love-hate relationship with since its debut in 2018, initially on YouTube Red. In...
View ArticleKe Huy Quan to be Immortalized at TCL Chinese Theater
Despite its historic and ironic namesake, the TCL Chinese Theater has seen only a handful of hand and foot print ceremonies for Asian and Asian American actors. Naturally, this can be attributed to the...
View Article‘Love Hurts’ Star Daniel Wu on Asian Representation in Cinema
Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan is hitting theaters this Friday. In the film, Quan’s Marvin Gable finds the ultimate villain in Daniel Wu’s Alvin “Knuckles” Gable, Marvin’s brother. After all, you...
View ArticleNOC Review: ‘Love Hurts’ is a Sweet But Messy Valentine
Last year I reviewed an action movie that I had incredibly high hopes for based on its cast and action-proficient filmmakers, called Argylle. While the movie had its moments, ultimately, it was a...
View ArticleThe Final Verdict on Asian Representation in ‘Cobra Kai’
Nearly seven years after its debut, Cobra Kai has come to an end. The third and final batch of episodes from its sixth and final season dropped on Netflix last Thursday, bringing with it some of the...
View ArticleNew ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Trailer Teases Potential for Post-‘Cobra Kai’ Canon
Although it’s been just under two months since Cobra Kai came to an end, the Karate Kid universe is soon to welcome a new entry in the form of Karate Kid: Legends. Starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio,...
View ArticleLexi Alexander Returns to Filmmaking with ‘Absolute Dominion’
A fact that doesn’t get nearly distributed far enough is that Lexi Alexander was the very first woman to direct a Marvel film with the ultra violent and ultra delightful Punisher: War Zone back in...
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