Asian Ovation

A blog from me, Jeffrey Wang, about Asian film and culture, as well as discussions of films from throughout the world. I am an Asian-American filmmaker and writer. Please check out my books for sale at Amazon at this link: CLICK HERE

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

FILM REVIEW: MINARI

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You don't need shouting matches and dramatic hysterics to elicit emotion from an audience. Oftentimes, the most affecting films are the ...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

FILM REVIEW: 2046

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In Buddhism, there is a common saying that attachment leads to suffering, and one must learn to let go of all material and emotional connect...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

FILM REVIEW: ANTIPORNO

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Beginning in the early 1970s, and lasting until the late 1980s, the Japanese film studio Nikkatsu released a series of sexploitation films k...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

FILM REVIEW: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

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In the 1960s, Jean-Luc Godard made a series of politically explosive films exploring how the tenants of Mao and Socialism informed the count...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FILM REVIEW: ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE

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When one watches a Zack Snyder film, you have to know what to expect as a viewer. You're not going to be seeing an intense Martin Scorse...

Saturday, February 20, 2021

FILM REVIEW: NOMADLAND

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The concept of outsiders traveling away from the confines of mainstream society has been explored in cinema and literature before, from Agne...

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Monday, February 15, 2021

FILM REVIEW: RED POST ON ESCHER STREET

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Before he was a prolific and widely celebrated filmmaker, Sion Sono was a member of the avant-garde, public street performance art group Tok...

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Jeffrey Wang: I am an Asian-American, specifically Taiwanese-American, filmmaker, writer, and thinker. I think I was French in my past life. Some people tell me I think too much, but to me that's actually a good thing. If I didn't think so much, I wouldn't have the persistent need to write my thoughts in a blog.

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