Animated musical ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers on its title’s promise An eye-catching movie about a blade-wielding pop girl trio
Missionary biopic ‘Last Days’ is a malformed tale of Asian American identity “Fast & Furious” filmmaker Justin Lin returns to Sundance with his scattered Sentinel Island saga
Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake is delightful Sundance premieres a brand-new telling of Ang Lee’s 1993 queer immigrant classic
‘The Perfect Neighbor’ uses police body cam footage to tell a deadly story Geeta Gandbhir’s deeply upsetting documentary follows the case of Ajike Owens, who was killed by a woman from across the street
‘The Dating Game’ follows a group of single Chinese men trying to get dates The Sundance documentary wrestles with the tensions of modern masculinity in overt and subtle ways
Five Asian and Asian American films to watch in 2025 Horror, action, sci-fi, romance, and more romance
Australian horror-comedy ‘Birdeater’ embodies unspoken anxieties A bachelor party becomes the venue for long-held secrets coming to light
‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’ is a charming meta-comedy Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu star in a film about its own making
Labor documentary ‘Union’ dignifies the Amazon worker The Oscar-shortlisted film confronts corporate realities, on screen and off
The best films of 2024 Our critic unpacks the best of this year’s cinematic offerings from the nearly 300 he’s seen
‘Ranma ½’ is a refreshing take on an old classic Did this reboot of a 1990s anime about gender identity age like fine wine or soured milk?
‘Mufasa’: A step up from ‘The Lion King,’ a step down for Barry Jenkins The director of “Moonlight” joins a depressing circle of life
‘The War of the Rohirrim’ is a bungled anime echo of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ The prequel draws too heavily from Peter Jackson’s trilogy without bringing much to the table
Netflix’s ‘A Virtuous Business’ is the sex-positive K-drama we need The series follows a group of women selling sex toys in a rural town, but it’s more wholesome than you might think
‘Moana 2’ mostly works The pan-Pacific-Islander adventure broadens its horizon, while The Rock gets in the way
‘Yalla Parkour’ turns a fad into a cry for Palestinian freedom The DOC NYC premiere is part sports saga and part filmmaker self-portrait
‘Wicked’ is ghastly, despite its great performances Jon M. Chu’s Broadway adaptation is excruciatingly long—and there’s more to come
The penultimate ‘Cobra Kai’ episodes pack a delightful punch Netflix’s ‘Karate Kid’ sequel nears its conclusion with season six, part two
‘Weekend in Taipei’: The slow and the serious Luke Evans, Sung Kang and Gwei Lun-mei finish in last place with a Hollywood knock-off
‘The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh’ turns the model minority myth on its head Amazon Prime’s new show is more than just a comedy; it’s a commentary on how Asian Americans are viewed by their white neighbors
