Ryusuke Hamaguchi breaks you gradually, then ‘All of a Sudden’ The “Drive My Car” director turns real-life correspondence into a dense drama about dignity, starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okomoto
‘The King’s Jester’ is Hasan Minhaj’s Uneasy Confession The comedian’s new Netflix special is heartwarming, hilarious, and heavy
‘Partner Track’ Asks: Can You Have Love and a Career? Did we binge it? Yes. But the new Netflix romcom left much to be desired
Get a Crash Course in Indian Independent Cinema Go to New York’s MoMA for this epic film fest if you can; stream the films online if you can’t
Go See ‘The Woman King,’ Based on a Real-Life Group of Wonder Women The action is crowd-pleasing enough, but the real draw is the excellent acting
Disney’s ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’ is a Poor Attempt at a Bollywood Avengers Not even the visual effects could save this long anticipated, Hindi superhero film
A Lawyer Weighs In On ‘She-Hulk: Attorney At Law’ Writer, lawyer, and self-proclaimed huge nerd Stephanie Tran spells out the pros and cons of the new Marvel show
How Two Trans Filipinx Drag Queens Are Changing The Face of ‘Drag Race’ Kimmy Couture and Jiggly Caliente are breaking curses and opening doors
‘Nope’ Satirizes The American Dream How this wild, weird new film (and particularly one of the stars, Steven Yeun) helps us laugh at Hollywood—and ourselves
‘Wedding Season’ Brings Vital Representation to Rom-Coms A bright, funny watch (with two captivating leads) that unfortunately tries to take on more commentary than it needs to
This Season’s Unsung Hero of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ How grief, punk rock, and the Berlin Wall turned Lila Pitts into an honorary Hargreeves
Bollywood’s ‘Forrest Gump’ Remake Takes Some Major Swings ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ translates and updates the original to wrestle with Indian nationalism
In ‘Easter Sunday’ Jo Koy Doesn’t Shine As Much As We Hoped The well-meaning studio comedy unfortunately flattens Filipino identity to a checklist
Singaporean Indie Flick ‘#LookAtMe’ Is More Than Just Social Media Satire Ken Kwek’s latest film also offers a biting critique of the country’s most regressive laws
Save Us, Ultraman! ‘Shin Ultraman’, the new film dedicated to this Japanese icon, delivers childlike wonder with sophisticated visual effects, even if it struggles to make good on some big ideas
Cinderella Has Never Been So Relatable The diverse cast in Broadway’s revival of ‘Into the Woods’ brings new dimension to classic fairy tale characters
An Epic Spin Through the Multiverse–No, Not That One ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ offers a fresh, frenetic take on Asian American family drama, with a sci-fi twist
‘Ms. Marvel’ Remixes the Character’s Origin With More Cultural Specificity Disney+’s new series brings Pakistani American multigenerational family drama to the MCU
PRIDE: How ‘Fire Island’ Director Andrew Ahn Paints a Vivid Portrait of Queer Asian America One of American indie cinema’s underrated talents looks back on his career so far
Wanda Maximoff in the Multiverse of Sexist Tropes In ‘Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, MCU’s latest entry trades character development for spectacle
Forget Bridgerton’s Kate and Anthony, What About Kate and Edwina’s Happily Ever After? Messy and imperfect, the Sharma sisters’ relationship growing pains hit close to home
