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Crazy Rich Asians movie review: a Golden Age of Hollywood romance with an overdue fresh twist

Tue, Jun 22, 2021Thu, Sep 06, 2018 | 13 Comments

An opulent, juicy, splendidly silly, tears-of-joy spectacle reminiscent of the escapist fluff of 1930s Hollywood… yet also a romantic fantasy that a progressive, feminist gal can actually feel good about.

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Aug 15

Mon, Nov 26, 2018Fri, Aug 17, 2018 | Leave a comment

Adele Lim and Lea Carpenter cowrite two of the week’s wide releases, (respectively) Crazy Rich Asians and Mile 22. Progress!

Ilo Ilo review: maid in Singapore

Sun, Jan 27, 2019Fri, May 02, 2014 | Leave a comment

A lovely, intimate drama of family dynamics under stress, offering an intriguing peek into previously unseen Singaporean middle-class life.

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