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The Wedding Banquet: Rom-Com Remake Retains Some Rom, Loses the Com

The Wedding Banquet: Rom-Com Remake Retains Some Rom, Loses the Com

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 16, 2025The Wedding Banquet, Andrew Ahn, James Schamus, Remake, Seattle, Gay Film, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-Jung, Drama, rom-comComment

Dìdi: Filmmaker’s Delightful Coming-of-Age Story an Homage to Mothers, Family, and Art

Dìdi: Filmmaker’s Delightful Coming-of-Age Story an Homage to Mothers, Family, and Art

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 1, 2024Dìdi, Sean Wang, Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Zhang Li Hua, Shirley Chen, coming of age, Asian AmericansComment