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Stanley Kwan's lost 'Center Stage' has finally come back - JoySauce.com
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (258+ words) The filmmaker's unconventional portrait of two actresses across two decades returns to theaters in a restored director’s cut Stanley Kwan speaks for MCL Cinemas That's why the structure helped me tell the story of not only Ruan Lingyu, but two…...
The AI gamble behind 'Agent Kim Reactivated"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (221+ words) The first K-drama to feature a fully AI-generated sequence has drawn both praise and backlash, exposing a growing divide over AI's place in the future of Korean storytelling "Agent Kim Reactivated" features a fully AI-generated flashback scene. A fully AI-generated…...
The price of privilege in 'Teach You a Lesson"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) Netflix's latest K-drama transforms a controversial webtoon into a satisfying tale of vigilante justice against school bullies "Teach You a Lesson" is a show about the extreme consequences of bullying. But gird yourself for backpacks, textbooks, and early morning sprints…...
'American Yakuza' is finding a new audience 32 years later
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (234+ words) A new streaming audience is rediscovering one of Viggo Mortensen's deepest cuts—and revealing why it deserves a second look Viggo Mortensen stars as an undercover FBI agent in 1994's "American Yakuza." Still frame from "American Yakuza" Published on July…...
New 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' season falls short of and surpasses original
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (1218+ words) A stronger adaptation that's still wrestling with the legacy of the beloved animated series In season two of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," Aang (Gordon Cormier, left) learns earthbending from Toph (Miyako). If certain characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender are…...
'Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!' turns gay loneliness into joy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Did this retro-style anime about a gay teenager’s unrequited love release three decades too late, or is it just in time? "Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!" This review contains light spoilers. Okuta Nakamura (Chiaki Kobayashi) is a socially awkward 15-year-old who…...
Greta Lee gets trapped at home with her family in ‘The Last House’
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (296+ words) Directed by Louis Leterrier, the film blends family drama with claustrophobic, high-stakes suspense From left, Noah Alexander Sosnowski as Graham, Greta Lee as Ann, Riley Chung as Ruth and Wagner Moura as Jason in "The Last House." Netflix has unveiled…...
BTS’ Oldboy-inspired music video was the perfect start for their tour
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (227+ words) The "2.0" music video just pulls from the film visually and draws parallels between the boy band's and director Park Chan-Wook's careers The "Oldboy" references in the “2.0” music video are not subtle. BTS broke through to the west in a way…...
'BEEF' creator Lee Sung Jin takes big swings with season two
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (510+ words) The show creator on the latest season of the award-winning series, treating it like a sophomore album, and the film legend who visited set From left, "Beef" creator Lee Sung Jin and Charles Melton at the season two premiere event....
Katarina Zhu directs herself in the languid webcam drama ‘Bunnylovr’
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) The Sundance selection marks a middling debut for a writer and director who clearly has the talent and potential Katarina Zhu in "Bunnylovr." Courtesy of Sundance Institute Directed by and starring Katarina Zhu, cam girl drama Bunnylovr is a film…...