It’s getting ghastly, in this apparitious edition of the weekly new release movie roundup department, Friday Features. Each week, we take Hollywood’s latest offerings and grade them on their Asian-American presence, or lack thereof. Have a suggestion for improving the segment or adding something you’d like to see? Tell us in the comments below. Until then, grab some kettle corn, cause it’s movie time.
Studio: No. of AA: 27+/-
Rating: A+
Joseph “Joe-Joe” Gordon-Levitt is a bicycle delivery boy in Manhattan who picks up a mystery package that gains him the ire of various underbelly groups in this end-of-summer, fast-paced thriller. Jamie Chung stars as Nima, a submissive and Engrish speaking woman. Sad.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
An unspeakably-speakable horror is unleashed as a college experiment on an unsuspecting couple in this horror film pining for your back-to-school dollars. Will you give in to its haunting example of how not to include AAPI actors in your film.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
A getaway driver, who starts a new life in the witness protection program, crosses lines to save his girlfriend, when his former bank robbing buddy and a dirty cop come calling. Tom Arnold stars as the dirty cop. Wait. I thought he was dead… Bradley Cooper does get raped by a Filipino, though…
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Overall rating this week: A+
