Review: Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 rom-com directed by Jon M. Chu, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. Featuring an all-Asian, all-star cast including Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and MANY other iconic actors, this film follows the story of Rachel Chu (Wu), a New York economics professor who travels to meet her boyfriend's family in Singapore only to…

Review: 2019’s Shazam

Shazam is a 2019 superhero film starring Zachary Levi and directed by David F. Sandberg. The film follows Billy Batson (Angel Asher), an abandoned foster child desperately looking for his mom any way he can. After being placed in a new foster home, Billy runs away and stumbles upon the ancient wizard Shazam. Deeming Billy…

Review: Divorzio all’italiana (Divorce Italian Style)

So the classic cinema movie binge continues! I’ve been practicing Italian with this app called Duolingo (which if you are interested in a fun way to learn a new language I HIGHLY recommend) and part of learning a language is immersion in the culture. As a result I’ve been googling Italian tv shows and movies…

Review: La Nuit Américaine (Day For Night)

So if anyone is a real cinema snob (I mean this in the kindest of words) it’s my sister (go follow her @languid-madone) She’s very into French films and not just any kind but French New Wave. Before, I simply wrote it off as a bunch of emo French kids talking about life sucks… not…