My Top 10 favourite superheroes
28th April marks National Superhero Day. Here I’ve listed my top 10 favourite superheroes. Who made the tough cut?
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Film: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” – how will it help Asian representation?
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is MCU’s upcoming film due for release in September 2021. It’s their first film to feature a Chinese superhero and a predominantly ethnic Chinese cast. But just how good will it be for the representation of Asians and East Asians in Hollywood and Chinese culture?
Film Review: Thunder Force
Comedy queen Melissa McCarthy and versatile, award-winning actress Octavia Spencer team up as unlikely superheroes in the action comedy “Thunder Force”. It might not be a game-changer in the genre and won’t change most people’s minds about McCarthy, but is an enjoyable watch nonetheless.
Film Review: “Vanguard” starring Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan’s most recent film “Vanguard” (2020), has been described as putting “James Bond and Ridley Scott sci-fi to shame”. But does this action-packed thriller where Chan isn’t even the lead character live up to its expectations?
Harry Potter and the audacity of his racist fans
Harry Potter actress Katie Leung has spoken out about the racist abuse she received online many years ago. Here’s why it’s an important issue to discuss now after all these years of having to keep quiet.
The Harry Potter films ranked in order of brilliance
The 8 Harry Potter films are all in the top 65 highest-grossing films of all time and all enjoy a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of between 77-96%, but here is my definitive ranking of them in order of brilliance.
Fantastic Theories and Where to Find Them: The Trials of J.K. Rowling
What does the casting of Korean actress Claudia Kim as Nagini in human form mean for the portrayal of Asian women in Hollywood films and has J.K. Rowling’s recent claims of diversity within her works been no more than a longing to pander and be inclusive since the Harry Potter books?
The “Jurassic Park” films ranked in order of greatness
The Jurassic Park film franchise is among the highest-grossing of all time. But how do each of the 5 rank against each other in terms of greatness?
Should Disney’s new Mulan film be in Mandarin?
Disney are good at being as culturally appropriate as possible in many of their projects, but should that mean their live-action version of Mulan be in Mandarin Chinese?
9 times we thought WTF? in “Mean Girls”
SHUT UP! How many of these 9 strange things in Mean Girls did you notice when watching this ever popular teen film?
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