FILM REVIEWS

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Past Reviews

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*The anime hit Suzume* and Shinkai’s cinema of cataclysm**
*Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday* puts Filipinos front and center**
*Global success of RRR* signals breakthrough for Tollywood**
Turning Red introduces viewers to 13-year-old Meilin Lee
Wuhan, I Am Here: Film follows volunteers in sealed city
Godzilla vs. Kong: A heavyweight bout with a light touch
Raya and the Last Dragon features vocal talents of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina
Dwayne Johnson’s "surreal" look back in TV’s "Young Rock"
Japanese director known for single shots releases Zoom film
Mr. Tornado tells the story of prominent researcher Ted Fujita Mr. Tornado
Five-part Asian Americans documentary traces epic story spanning 150 years Asian Americans
Center for Asian American Media presents free "Heritage at Home" events
Abominable brings in $20.9 million during its opening weekend
*In Asian-led Always Be My Maybe, ethnicity is secondary*	Humble Pacific island movie star Mungau Dain dies in mid-20s	*Computer-screen thriller Searching* transcends its gimmick**
Crazy Rich Asians draws immigrant parents to the movies	28-year-old becomes 17 again in Zhang Mo’s directorial debut	*Disney’s Moana* highlights Polynesian culture**
Godzilla comes back to Japan, in ways fresh and familiar	Film’s dark vision of future Hong Kong unsettles Beijing	Davis Guggenheim transformed by making Malala documentary
Made in Japan Godzilla is back after Hollywood hit	Disney pens love letter to Japan with robot film	*‘Transformers’ tries for delicate U.S.-China balance*
*Godzilla*	Pacific Heartbeat film anthology honors heritage of Pacific Islanders	To Be Takei
Cecilia Chiang: The root of Chinese food in the U.S.	Korean War film gets first screening in six decades	Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words Directed by Yunah Hong
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Directed by Tadashi Nakamura	Our Homeland Directed by Yong-hi Yang	Bully By Lee Hirsch
Myanmar comedy shows struggle for national image	You Don’t Know Jack details the life of groundbreaking actor and singer Jack Soo You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story	U.S. documentary pries lid off isolated Myanmar
Jiro Dreams of Sushi Directed by David Gelb	The Island President Directed by Jon Shenk	Hospitalité Directed by Koji Fukada
*The Learning* Directed by Ramona Diaz	*Soul of Sand* Directed by Sidharth Srinivasan	Enemies of the People Directed and produced by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul	Born to be Wild Directed by David Lickley Produced by Drew Fellman	Kung Fu Panda 2 Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary	Journey of The Bonesetter’s Daughter Directed by David Petersen	Bhutto Directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O’Hara
Made in India Produced and directed by Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha	Mutant Girls Squad Directed by Tak Sakaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, and Yoshihiro Nishimura	The Housemaid Directed by Sang-soo Im