Meniscus Magazine

We searched our site for clues to the current upward trajectory for Asian American film. Wayne Wang. Dustin Nguyen. Awkwafina. The list goes on and on.

Who paved the way for Asian American film? A pre-“Crazy Rich Asians” look at our archives

Meniscus Magazine

We searched our site for clues to the current upward trajectory for Asian American film. Wayne Wang. Dustin Nguyen. Awkwafina. The list goes on and on.

Film

0August 15, 2018
Spike Lee, Plaxico Burress, Chris Snee, David Tyree on “The Greatest Catch Ever”

Yuan-Kwan Chan
Excerpts from the 2015 Tribeca Q&A for Spike Lee’s “The Greatest Catch Ever,” focusing on David Tyree’s play that won the New York Giants the 2008 Super Bowl.
0July 22, 2018
Film Review: “Cold Eyes” (감시자들)

Yuan-Kwan Chan
“Cold Eyes,” one of the top-grossing South Korean films in 2013, focuses on an intelligence squad’s chase of a group of dangerous criminals.
0July 14, 2018
“The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful” – 2018 Taipei Film Festival Review

Alfonse Chiu
A matriarch’s swift and ruthless game for the social ascension of her family is the centrepiece of the latest from director Yang Ya-che.

Visual Arts

0August 17, 2018
2017 LA Art Show: Manss Aval

Ali Zandi
Several of Manss Aval’s abstract works were on display at the 2017 LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
0August 13, 2018
Artist Marta Chilindron: “Cube 48 Orange” & “Mobius”

Megan Lee
The Argentinian artist Marta Chilindron displayed two works at the 2014 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong.
0July 24, 2018
“To Dye For: Ikats from Central Asia” – Smithsonian’s Freer | Sackler

Megan Lee
The Freer | Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., is exhibiting a number of ikat wall hangings, traditional robes, and more current fashion pieces.