The Need for Asian American representation in the media: Five films that recognize the AAPI community

Especially in the past year or so, hate crimes and hate incidents targeted toward Asian Americans have increased drastically. This means that films showcasing and honoring the AAPI community are needed now more than ever. 

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“Gifted”: A Heartwarming Tale

Recently I had the pleasure of watching the movie Gifted, which weaves the tale of a girl whose mother was a mathematical genius. This gene was passed down to her daughter, and after her suicide, her daughter was left in the care of her uncle. The viewer follows the lives of both the little girl and her uncle through the discovery that the little girl is a mathematical prodigy. Through an intense amount of emotion and detailed personal storytelling, Gifted is to portray family in a whole new and heartwarming light that allows the audience to fully experience what it is truly like to love and be loved…

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Review: Underwater (2020)

For all the lackluster films that have come and gone with little fanfare, there is occasionally a diamond in the rough. Even if it didn’t gain much notoriety during its run in theaters, there was one movie that swam its way into a suspenseful and surprisingly enjoyable foothold in the horror genre: Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart and the big bad Cthulhu himself. The film breathes a welcoming originality into the mysterious enemies that slowly pick off the cast one by one…

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