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Oct. 30th, 2022 02:45 pmMovies
Recently, I watched a series of short films at the Vancouver International Film Festival centred around family, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. The short films were great; Mumu, the Chinese film about CSL and audism was very well acted and emotionally intense; I loved how Bebe depicted preteen angst so well (the child actress was so good), and the twist in Ellie was superb. The landscape photography of Cambodia in the last film was incredible.
Everything Everywhere All At Once was enjoyable; it's not exactly my Asian-American experience, but it was incredibly fun with a solid emotional core. I loved the cinematography.
Music
I haven't listened to much new music; most notable new music I've listened to is probably Epik High's most recent album released last year, Lesserafim's new album, and Taylor Swift's Midnights. Loved "Snow on the Beach". Love "good parts (when the quality is bad but I am)" by Lesserafim. I love it when idols are involved in producing their own music, and Huh Yunjin is like, a revelation.
Books
I finally am over the worst of my brain fog (yay!) and so I read two novels recently.
The first is Kaijiu Preservation Society by John Scalzi. This novel read as if Pacific Rim was a Marvel film; it was incredibly well-paced and entertaining, with a lot of dubious but entertaining science and a decent amount of kaijiu screentime and a satisfying villain. Most of the characters felt underdeveloped, but the villain was good.
The second is Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. I was very pleased with this book; the making the magic of Hollywood literal was incredibly well done, the wlw romance as well. The book is about a queer Chinese-American actress in the 1930s, and it did a good job portraying a realistic look at the discrimination the main character would face without descending into misery porn. The book balanced well ambition and thirst and fear, with joy and empowerment as well. Highly recommend.
Recently, I watched a series of short films at the Vancouver International Film Festival centred around family, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. The short films were great; Mumu, the Chinese film about CSL and audism was very well acted and emotionally intense; I loved how Bebe depicted preteen angst so well (the child actress was so good), and the twist in Ellie was superb. The landscape photography of Cambodia in the last film was incredible.
Everything Everywhere All At Once was enjoyable; it's not exactly my Asian-American experience, but it was incredibly fun with a solid emotional core. I loved the cinematography.
Music
I haven't listened to much new music; most notable new music I've listened to is probably Epik High's most recent album released last year, Lesserafim's new album, and Taylor Swift's Midnights. Loved "Snow on the Beach". Love "good parts (when the quality is bad but I am)" by Lesserafim. I love it when idols are involved in producing their own music, and Huh Yunjin is like, a revelation.
Books
I finally am over the worst of my brain fog (yay!) and so I read two novels recently.
The first is Kaijiu Preservation Society by John Scalzi. This novel read as if Pacific Rim was a Marvel film; it was incredibly well-paced and entertaining, with a lot of dubious but entertaining science and a decent amount of kaijiu screentime and a satisfying villain. Most of the characters felt underdeveloped, but the villain was good.
The second is Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. I was very pleased with this book; the making the magic of Hollywood literal was incredibly well done, the wlw romance as well. The book is about a queer Chinese-American actress in the 1930s, and it did a good job portraying a realistic look at the discrimination the main character would face without descending into misery porn. The book balanced well ambition and thirst and fear, with joy and empowerment as well. Highly recommend.
