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Blue Eye Samurai Renewed For Second Season on Netflix

@Courtesy of Netflix Today, Netflix confirmed a second season of critically-acclaimed animated series “BLUE EYE SAMURAI,” which was recently named by Vanity Fair as one of the Best TV Series of 2023. “When we started this project, we made a commitment to take this very personal story set in Edo-period Japan and bring it to…

“Blue Eye Samurai” : Exclusive Interview with Creators/Writers/Executive Producers Amber Noizumi and Michael Green

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : A master of the sword lives life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan. Creators: Michael Green, Amber Noizumi Starring: Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Randall Park, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa TV Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Nov 3, 2023 Genre: Action Executive…

Movie Review: Strays is a Hilarious, Heartfelt R-rated Deadpool-esque Talking-Dog Tale

The profound, deep friendships featured in canine cinema have long made the genre a beloved classic among families – until the dogs decide to revolt against their owners and instead pledge their loyalty to other pets who also no longer feel appreciated by humans. The titular dogs in the new adventure comedy, Strays, are subverting…

Strays: Exclusive Interview with Director Josh Greenbaum

The profound, deep friendships featured in canine cinema have long made the genre a beloved classic among families – until the dogs decide to revolt against their owners and instead pledge their loyalty to other pets who also no longer feel appreciated by humans. The titular dogs in the upcoming adventure comedy, Strays, are subverting…

Shortcomings : Exclusive Interview with Director Randall Park 

Synopsis : Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best…

SHORTCOMINGS | Official Trailer (2023) : Starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” garnered most of the categories at the 2023 Academy Awards.  It’s really appropriate to see “Fresh off the Boat” actor Randall Park, who has taken Asian entertainment power to the next level, to make his first stab at feature filmmaking in “Shortcomings” which is based on the graphic novel of the…

Randall Park’s ‘Shortcomings’ Signed by Sony Pictures Classics

Shortcomings, the directorial debut by actor Randall Park, is being picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, which has acquired worldwide rights. Shortcomings premiered recently at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. In announcing the project, Sony Pictures Classics said that “Randall Park’s Shortcomings is as relevant today as when Adrian Tomine’s book was first published almost…

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania : Video Review Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 29

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Video Review Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 29 Film Critic : Abe Friedtanzer Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of…

Sundance Film Festival / Shortcomings : Review / Randall Park Makes a Playful Comedy About Romance and Asian Representation

Ever since the film “Crazy Rich Asians” was a smash hit, the Asian film community has blossomed. New talents have established themselves in the Hollywood industry for the last few years, and now three Asian cast members of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” are nominated for the 2023 Academy Awards. So it’s appropriate to see…

TV Review – Netflix’s ‘Blockbuster’ is a Standard Sitcom Bursting with Nostalgia 

We’ve come to a point that some of today’s most avid movie and TV audiences may not remember or even know what it was like to go to a video rental store. The phrase “Be Kind Rewind” may have no significance whatsoever for those for whom DVDs are a distant memory, though they do still…

Netflix’s Blockbuster : Exclusive Interview with Actor Randall Park 

Synopsis : Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big…