From ‘Saving Face’ To ‘The Half Of It’: Wrestling With Shame And Desire Across Time
An essay of Alice Wu's films, Saving Face and The Half of It.
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Features
Wilson Kwong
- Oct 23
Anthony Chen on ‘The Breaking Ice’ and Breaking Away From His Comfort Zone
Over the past decade, Anthony Chen has easily become one of Asia’s most revered young filmmakers. Ever since his debut feature film, Ilo...
The Asian Cut Staff
- Sep 22
The Asian Cut’s Fall Festival Favourites
As the calendar turns from summer to fall, in the film world, summer blockbusters turn into Oscar-bait prestige, and with that comes a...
Rose Ho
- Jul 17
Wong Kar-Wai: Celebrating Celluloid and Sad Songs
An overview of Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai's filmography and related song choices.
Alisha Mughal
- Jul 14
The Kind Gaze of Time in 'In the Mood for Love'
TAC considers the pace of time in Wong Kar-Wai's seminal, moody masterpiece, "In the Mood for Love."
Rachel Ho
- Jul 6
Taking a 'Joy Ride' with Adele Lim: "Writing Really is the Hardest Part of the Process"
The history of Asian-American cinema cannot be told without Crazy Rich Asians, a film that isn’t quite my thing, or Everything Everywhere...
Rachel Ho
- Jul 5
In Memory of CoCo Lee
It’s only been in the last few years that I truly appreciated how hard I sought out Asian-American singers and actors in my youth. I knew...
Alisha Mughal
- May 31
Hot Docs: 'Coven' Director Rama Rau On Empathetic Filmmaking and the Power of Women
Alisha Mughal speaks with Canadian director Rama Rau about her latest documentary 'Coven'.
Rachel Ho
- Apr 21
Anthony Shim: "Stories have to come from people who have empathy for them"
Anthony Shim has just come back from filming a television spot with Toronto news station CP24. He mentions that he was on the same...
Alisha Mughal
- Apr 20
Art As And Within Community: A Conversation With Writer, Director and Producer V.T. Nayani
“My perspectives are shaped by the people that I grew up around and was raised alongside."
Rachel Ho
- Apr 19
Bilal Baig On Their Whirlwind 2022 And Compassion
I don’t want to get my hopes up, but it feels like we’re actually making some progress in the arena of Asian diasporic media. Our...
Jericho Tadeo
- Apr 17
A Seat at the Table with Michael Fukushima
Like all great parties, it started with an invitation. Michael Fukushima was fresh out of Sheridan College, where he had studied...
Alisha Mughal
- Apr 7
What does it mean to indulge the nostalgia mode: a closer look at ‘Pathaan’
TAC writer Alisha Mughal takes a closer look at the messages in 'Pathaan' we neglect when we celebrate celebrity.
Jericho Tadeo
- Mar 7
Yoko Okumura Talks ‘Unseen’ and the 16-Year-Long Journey to Get There
Japanese-American director Yoko Okumura Talks ‘Unseen' and Journey to Get There
Calvin Law
- Feb 14
A Tribute to Michelle Yeoh and Yu Shu Lien of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
For as long as I have loved movies, I have loved Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. From the very first time I laid eyes on it, I...
The Asian Cut Staff
- Jan 24
The Asian Cut’s Top 10 Movies & TV Shows of 2022
The Asian Cut picks out some of 2022's best films and TV series featuring Asian stories and filmmakers.
The Asian Cut Staff
- Nov 21, 2022
The Asian Cut’s #ReelAsian26 Festival Favourites
The Asian Cut's favourite movies from the 2022 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival #ReelAsian26
Calvin Law
- Nov 11, 2022
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ & 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?': Acknowledging Pain And Opening Up To Catharsis
For The Asian Cut, Calvin Law discusses the power of documentaries through Free Chol Soo Lee and Who Killed Vincent Chi?
Jericho Tadeo
- Nov 7, 2022
'Eternal Spring': An Overdue Addendum to the Definition of Canadian Cinema
Every year, Telefilm Canada oversees the pan-Canadian Selection Committee to choose the film that will represent our country at the...
Rachel Ho
- Oct 27, 2022
Park Chan-wook on 'Decision to Leave' & Learning From 'Oldboy'
“Whenever I start creating something from the blank paper, women characters always come to my mind first,” Park Chan-wook says via an...
Rachel Ho
- Oct 20, 2022
Andrew Chung on Representation and Appropriation in 'White Elephant'
Rachel Ho interviews Andrew Chung for his film, White Elephant.
Rachel Ho
- Oct 2, 2022
Before Asians Were Crazy & Rich, We Were Singing a Flower Drum Song
The first Hollywood movie with a mostly Asian cast, we uncover Flower Drum Song's storied and imperfect legacy.
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