The filmmaking dynamic duo of Leslie Alejandro and Dani de Jesus joins the
Changing Directions interview series to discuss their latest project called
Gold, a music video featuring Ella Jay Basco and Ruby Ibarra. The video
was screened as part of the
2021 CAAMFest programming and has been receiving critical acclaim from media outlets all across the country.
Monday, May 31, 2021
Sunday, May 30, 2021
The Fabulous Filipino Brothers - 2021 CAAMFest Capsule Review
The Capsule Movie: The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
The Director: Dante Basco
The Cast: Arianna Basco, Cheryl Tsai, Dante Basco, Darion Basco, Derek Basco, Dionysio Basco, Joe Jitsukawa, Liza Lapira, Solenn Heussaff, Tirso Cruz III
The Story: In the lead-up to a family wedding, four brothers experience shenanigans of a wide range, as captured in a series of vignettes.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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CAAMFest 2021
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Darion Basco
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Derek Basco
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Joey Guila
Monday, May 24, 2021
Deliver Us From Evil / 다만 악에서 구하소서 - Movie Review
The Movie - Deliver Us From Evil / 다만 악에서 구하소서
The Director: Hong Won-chan
The Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jung-min, Choi Hee-seo
The Story: An assassin goes to Thailand in order to solve a kidnapping case linked to him, and finds himself chased by a man whose sibling he killed.
Changing Directions Podcast Series: Mei Makino - Director of Inbetween Girl
Mei Makino joins the Changing Directions podcast series to talk about her debut feature film Inbetween Girl which premiered at SXSW
and is an official selection of CAAMFest. When it comes to
representation, Inbetween Girl is a genuinely fun coming of age
comedy refreshingly told from an Asian American perspective.
Labels:
2021 Podcast
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CAAMFest 2021
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Interviews
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Army of the Dead - Movie Review
The Movie: Army of the Dead
The Director: Zach Snyder
The Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt
The Story: Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Snakehead - 2021 CAAMFest Capsule Review
The Movie: Snakehead
The Director: Evan Jackson Leong
The Cast: Celia Au, Devon Diep, Jade Wu, Perry Yung, Shuya Chang, Sung Kang
The Story: A Chinese immigrant gets caught up in an international crime ring of human smuggling while attempting to make a better life for her family.
Labels:
CAAMFest 2021
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Perry Yung
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Shuya Chang
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Sung Kang
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Drive All Night - 2021 CAAMFest Movie Review
The Movie: Drive All Night
The Director: Peter Hsieh
The Cast: Johnny Gilligan, Lexy Hammonds, Sarah Dumont, Yutaka Takeuchi
The Story: Drive All Night follows Dave, a reclusive swing-shift taxi driver, whose night takes an unexpected turn after he picks up a mysterious passenger, Cara, a young woman hiding a dark secret.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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CAAMFest 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021
P!nk: All I Know So Far - Documentary Review
The Documentary: P!nk: All I Know So Far
The Director: Michael Gracey
The Story: A behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her first Wembley Stadium performance on 2019's "Beautiful Trauma" world tour.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Documentary
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Undercover Punch and Gun - Movie Review
The Movie: Undercover Punch and Gun
The Directors: Koon-Nam Lui and Frankie Tam
The Cast: Phillip Ng, Vanness Wu, Andy On, Yinsheng Li, Joyce Wenjuan Feng, Luxia Jiang, Nicholas Tse, Carrie Ng, Susan Yam-Yam Shaw, Suet Lam
The Story: Undercover police Wu teams up with unlikely allies in order to fight a major drug dealer and take down a drug smuggling ring.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Andy On
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Luxia Jiang
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Nicholas Tse
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Vanness Wu
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Wenjuan Feng
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Inbetween Girl - 2021 CAAMFest Movie Review
The Movie: In Between Girl
The Director: Mei Makino
The Cast: Emily Garrett, Emma Galbraith, Liz Waters, William Magnuson
The Story: Teen artist Angie Chen turns to secret hook-ups with the heartthrob
of her private school after her parents' sudden divorce.
The Interview:
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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AAAFF 2021
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CAAMFest 2021
Changing Directions Podcast Series: Mari Walker and Lynn Chen - Director and Star of See You Then
Mari Walker and Lynn Chen join the Changing Directions podcast series to
talk about their new movie See You Then which premiered at SXSW and
is an official selection of CAAMFest. When it comes to representation, See You Then is a very
necessary movie and it's so important to move these types of conversations
forward.
Labels:
2021 Podcast
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CAAMFest 2021
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Interviews
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Lynn Chen
Friday, May 14, 2021
Spiral: From the Book of Saw - Movie Review
The Movie: Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
The Cast: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, Morgan David Jones, Richard Zeppieri
The Story: A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Profile (2021) - Movie Review
The Movie: Profile
The Director: Timur Bekmambetov
The Cast: Valene Kane, Shazad Latif, Christine Adams
The Story: An undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Christine Adams
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Shazad Latif
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Valene Kane
Riders of Justice - Movie Review
The Movie: Riders of Justice
The Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
The Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro,
Gustav Lindh, Roland Møller
The Story: Markus, who has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Djinn - Movie Review
The Movie: The Djinn
The Directors: David Charbonier and Justin Powell
The Cast: Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, Donald Pitts, John Erickson
The Story: A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Rob Brownstein
Monday, May 10, 2021
TwoOhSix Picks - CAAMFest 2021
CAAMFest 2021 is a (mostly virtual) Asian and Asian American focused film festival based in San Francisco with live virtual film screenings, on-demand screenings, and some in person screenings at the Fort Mason FLIX drive in theater. This will be my first year covering the festival and I am excited to watch what looks like some really amazing films. See below for my TwoOhSix Picks, the movies you do not want to miss.
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CAAMFest 2021
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Wrath of Man - Movie Review
The Movie: Wrath of Man
The Director: Guy Ritchie
The Cast: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonzo, Raúl Castillo, Deobia Oparei, Eddie Marsan, Scott Eastwood, Andy Garcia
The Story: A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Andy Garcia
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Eddie Marsan
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Holt McCallany
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Jason Statham
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Laz Alonso
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Raúl Castillo
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Scott Eastwood
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Boss Level - Movie Review
The Movie: Boss Level
The Director: Joe Carnahan
The Cast: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Annabelle Wallis, Sheaun McKinney, Selina Lo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Meadow Williams
The Story: A retired Special Forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Frank Grillo
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Ken Jeong
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Mel Gibson
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Michelle Yeoh
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Naomi Watts
Monday, May 3, 2021
Changing Directions Podcast Series: Yung Chang - Director of Wuhan Wuhan
Award winning director Yung Chang joins the Changing Directions podcast
interview series to talk about Wuhan Wuhan, a powerful new
documentary about the early days of the pandemic. The director has crafted a
compelling and inspiring story out of footage compiled at the onset of one
of the worst natural disasters we have ever seen.
Labels:
2021 Podcast
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Interviews
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LAAPFF 2021
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Podcast
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Wuhan Wuhan - Documentary Review
The Documentary: Wuhan Wuhan
The Director: Yung Chang
The Story: In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, Wuhan Wuhan is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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AAAFF 2021
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CAAMFest 2021
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Documentary
Cliff Walkers / 悬崖之上 - Movie Review
The Movie: Cliff Walkers / 悬崖之上
The Director: Zhang Yimou
The Cast: Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Qin Hailu, Liu Haocun, Zhu Yawen, Li Naiwen, Ni Dahong
The Story: In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Zhang Yi
Four Good Days - Movie Review
The Movie: Four Good Days
The Director: Rodrigo García
The Cast: Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Stephen Root, Joshua Leonard, Sam Hennings
The Story: A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Labels:
2021 Movie Reviews
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Mila Kunis
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