Features

Julie Estelle | The Future of Action Cinema
Battle of the Warrior Queens Part I
Ghost in the Shell | 5 Essential Elements
That Infernal Departed
Sisters of Mulan: The Warrior Women of China
Sisters of Mulan Part II: Golden Swallow vs. The White-Haired Witch
Three the Korean Way (Why Revenge?)
Audition | Scariest of All Time?
Battle of the Warrior Queens Part II
The Conquerors: Nomad and Mongol
Your Guide to the Politics of Shin Godzilla
Masokaiju Tendencies: Those American Godzilla Movies
“Warrior” Couldn’t Be More Relevant in 2021
Badass Meter: Joe Taslim
Jun Kunimura | A Man About Town
Three More the Korean Way: Wow, Cool Capitalist Critique!
Those American Godzilla Movies Strike Again
The Princess Mononoke and I

Your Guide to the History Behind Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Gianna Jun | The Last Vampire vs. Ashin of the North
Jang Eun-sil Report – Physical: 100 (Episode #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7)
Siren: Survive the Island – Final Report
The Oldboy and I | A Comedy on Purpose
The Revelation of ‘My Undead Yokai Girlfriend’
What Would ‘Ghost in the Shell 3’ Have Looked Like?
Those American Godzilla Movies: X Marks the Spot
Japanese Fighting Girl: The New School
A Couple of Nobodies
Jang Eun-sil Report – Physical: Asia

K-Drama Reports
Cheer Up!
Man in the Kitchen
The Beauty Inside
Search: WWW
Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist
My Name (II)
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
(II, III, IV)
Inspector Koo
Hello, My Twenties! (II)
Doona!
Love is for Suckers (II, III)
Love Next Door (II, III)
The Judge from Hell (II, III)
Queen’s House
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (II, III)
Ms. Incognito
Anna
Genie, Make a Wish
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (II, III)

Podcast
Studio Ghibli Retrospective
Those American Godzilla Movies
South Korea Takes a Big Step
My Red Velvet Spotify Playlist
Zombie Mad Scientist
American Kung Fu Primer
My Year in K-Pop: 2022
Physical: 100 is a Personal Attack
Physical: 100 – Final Report
The Next Great American Action Movie
Decoding Ayako Fujitani
Physical: 100 Season 2 Part I
Physical: 100 Season 2 Part II – The Final
My Year in K-Pop: 2024
Physical: Asia, Part I
Physical: Asia, Part II – Finale
My Year in K-Pop: 2025 – Oh My Girl Special

The Battle Beyond Planet X (2014 – 2016)
The Demilitarized Soldier of JSA: Joint Security Area
Beautiful Darkness: Analysis of Ghost in the Shell 2

Blog
02/10/2020 – 5 Great Bong Joon-ho Moments
02/25/2021 – You Are the Product, You Feeling Discomfort
03/13/2021 – My Name is Nobody
04/03/2021 – Donovan Was Right!
04/05/2021 – Sir, this is a WENDY
04/11/2021 – Pilot Pains
04/19/2021 – Congratulations, Apink!
05/16/2021 – Wonderful Days
05/23/2021 – Election vs. Outrage
06/12/2021 – “We’ve Found Ourselves in a Village, a Resident Evil Village”
07/20/2021 – Summer Red Velvet Maybe
08/29/2021 – Train to Busan Remake
09/12/2021 – The 20-Year Marketing Legacy of “Training Day”
09/20/2021 – The Dollars Trilogy Machete Order
10/08/2021 – The Three Greatest K-Pop Songs?
10/23/2021 – The Fall of Reach is a Good Story Never Meant to Be Told
11/02/2021 – Police Dad
11/07/2021 – Gears of Metroid
11/13/2021 – New Predator Movie
11/27/2021 – In Defense of Mass Effect Combat
12/23/2021 – That’s Messed Up, Yuri
01/02/2022 – I Really Wanted to Love This
01/17/2022 – That’s Messed Up, Seohyun
01/18/2022 – Naeun’s Turn
01/20/2022 – Is It Disrespect?
02/26/2022 – Turning a Corner?
03/11/2022 – I Need a Herb
03/15/2022 – This Article Sucks
03/21/2022 – speechless.
03/31/2022 – Enough
04/09/2022 – Underworld Politics
04/16/2022 – Comeback Year
04/26/2022 – There Are No Female Jedi
05/12/2022 – Genre Evolution
05/23/2022 – And Hideaki Anno as Ultraman
06/07/2022 – But Not Terminator!
06/08/2022 – Queendom of the Gods
06/18/2022 – Why I’m Quitting Dinosaurs
06/19/2022 – The Day It’s “About” the Empire and Not “By” the Empire
06/30/2022 – 58th Baeksang Arts Awards
07/12/2022 – Emmys 2022
07/14/2022 – The Barber of Jeonju
08/01/2022 – Koreatown NYC 2022
08/24/2022 – Ten Directors Challenge
09/12/2022 – Notes on The Dropout
09/15/2022 – September Round-Up: A Sudden Attack
11/26/2022 – When Your Favorite Instagram Star Lives in China
11/29/2022 – November Round-Up: A Very Good Month in K-Pop
12/28/2022 – Violent Women Chronicles #1
01/22/2023 – Steal Her Look
03/03/2023 – The Weight of a Winner
03/10/2023 – Casual vs. Stressful Viewing
07/16/2023 – Two Gods
07/26/2023 – Made in Japan
10/21/2023 – The Big Fat Chill Kill
10/31/2023 – Sometimes Film Criticism is Dead
12/19/2023 – What’s New and Notable in 2024?
03/04/2024 – Made It
03/14/2024 – Redefining What It Is to Be a Wendy
04/28/2024 – ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
06/27/2024 – Red Velvet at Ten
07/15/2024 – Through the Solar System
08/08/2024 – The Universe and Janina G.
09/19/2024 – What’s New and Notable in 2024, Cue-Fore
09/28/2024 – The ’94 Line
12/29/2024 – Top Ten Movies of 2024
01/26/2025 – Not Another ‘Baby Assassins’ Review
03/03/2025 – Will They Know There Were Good Americans?
03/10/2025 – New Sluggie
03/27/2025 – Gotta Be Number One at Something
04/14/2025 – YouTube is My Best Friend!
04/25/2025 – Lessons from Television
05/28/2025 – The Streak
06/06/2025 – When Stars Align
07/11/2025 – IT’S HERE
08/07/2025 – What’s New and Notable, 2025-II
09/12/2025 – Critical Lore Question
09/27/2025 – The ‘94 Line: War Stories
10/09/2025 – Year of Shu Qi?
10/26/2025 – IT’S HERE (again)
11/16/2025 – I Keep Ruining Video Games
11/25/2025 – How to Win ‘Physical: 100’
12/16/2025 – Mimi
12/23/2025 – The Worst Television of the Year
12/30/2025 – A Very 9294* Christmas
12/31/2025 – Top Ten Movies of 2025