‘BEEF’ season two is undercooked and overstuffed A great cast in the new season of the Lee Sung Jin series can’t save a subpar followup to the Ali Wong-Steven Yeun stunner
Deep-sea survival thriller ‘Last Breath’ is solid entertainment Based on a true story, the Simu Liu-starrer comes together like a charm
‘Where the Night Stands Still’ is a haunting look at Filipino workers in Italy The Berlin Film Festival drama comes from an artist exploring Southeast Asian diaspora labor
‘Luz’ gets lost in its futuristic virtual reality premise The Sundance entry by director Flora Lau is aesthetically pleasing but lacks impact
DIY Japanese drama ‘The Longing’ wrestles with reform The Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section plays host to director Toshizo Fujiwara’s latest
‘Rabbit Trap’ is more frustrating than haunting The psychological horror film sets a disquieting atmosphere from the start but unfortunately loses focus halfway through
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ is dire The latest Marvel entry passes the shield onto a weightless character
‘Bubble & Squeak’ is an absurdist fare that tries its best for laughs Writer-director Evan Twohy’s debut at Sundance imagines a world where cabbage—yes, cabbage—is illegal
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
