After some 40 years on this planet I have seen my share of movies. A select few I place in a special, elevated category because they simply have enough reasons of depth to be there. Better Luck Tomorrow, Last … more »
Filipino American Alexandra Cuerdo writes and directs the documentary Ulam, a love letter to the burgeoning Filipino food scene in New York City and Los Angeles. As with any good food documentary, there is a myriad of mouthwatering food … more »
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) runs Thursday, November 1 to Sunday, November 4 at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas and Ricepaper is excited to be a community partner for another year! Our partner film is the documentary, Ulam: Main … more »
Crazy Rich closes in on the 6th highest grossing rom-com of all time (North American box office). In the 4th and last part of our Crazy Rich special, we talk whether big-budget movies fail when they don’t deliver a society … more »
Crazy Rich Asians has been a force at the box office adding proof that times have changed and many major media markets in the West want diversity. But the film is no masterpiece and our friends Bessie, Justine, and Celia … more »
TalkRice talks Crazy Rich Asians on a quiet – maybe too quiet – Sunday afternoon from our office at the Sun Wah Centre in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Hear about our new place and a few other things before Gavin, Joko, Ki-Hwan, … more »
Summer rain dripped down, thinning the air. Although it was a warm day, the fried Chinese cruller dipped in hot soy milk made for a refreshing breakfast. The soup dumplings and hot tea were another welcome and complementary pairing. We … more »
The Korean word ‘guk’ (or ‘gook’) means ‘country’, and it has been speculated that this was the origin of the titular slur of Justin Chon’s second feature.
Early in the film, the eleven-year old Kamilla asks Eli, played by … more »
A Korean-born man (John Cho) finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman (Haley Lu Richardson) who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, … more »
It is November soon and that means it is time for one of Vancouver’s most anticipated events: the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, otherwise known as VAFF. Nowhere else can Asians like myself, be they first, second, third, fourth, maybe … more »
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