Disney Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Feels Like a Stalemate

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 Laura Sirikul

At first glance, Disney Pixar’s Win or Lose looks very similar to the popular award-winning films Inside Out and Inside Out 2, centering on the emotions of tweens and teens and their stories as their softball championship game approaches. Yet, it doesn’t just focus on the children on the team but also their parents and the adults around them as they deal with real-life problems like love, heartbreak, dating, parenthood, and still trying to figure things out. Spoilers follow.

Animation, Interview1 Comment

Ming-Na Wen, Gabrielle Nevaeh, James Hong, and Others on ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch’

October 2, 2024October 3, 2024 Dominic Mah

Gremlins: The Wild Batch, the second season of the animated Gremlins series based on the Amblin films of the 1980s, premieres this week on Max. I got to talk with actors from the voice cast and the creative team about Gizmo the titular Mogwai, horror movies vs. kid shows, the Chinese American roots of the Gremlins universe, and of course, karaoke.

Animation, Television

‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch’ Adds Simu Liu and Reveals Release Date

July 26, 2024July 27, 2024 Michael Lee

Fans of everything under the pop culture sun are converging at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Those who love the Gremlins franchise got some exciting news about Gremlins: The Wild Batch animated series, the follow up to Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.

Art, Movies

‘DÌDI’ to Make its Los Angeles Premiere at the 40th VC Film Fest

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Edward Hong

Visual Communications (VC) has announced a new Special Presentation program is being added to the VC FILM FEST lineup: the Los Angeles Premiere of the Narrative Feature DÌDI (弟弟). Directed by Sean Wang, the narrative feature follows an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy who learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom. The film, which made its world premiere at Sundance, will be Wang’s fourth film at the fest.

Animation, Reviews, Streaming

Gateway Horror Gets Animated in ‘Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai’

May 19, 2023May 29, 2023 Michael Lee

The original Gremlins films are one of the best gateways to horror. While the titular creatures are terrifying to watch as they terrorize the screen, it’s all balanced out by its cute, cuddly, and courageous hero Gizmo. And it was that mix of adorable kid-friendly humor with the gruesome murders that reminded us of what made it such a cult classic.

Animation, Interview, Streaming1 Comment

‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ Cast and Creator Talk Representation

May 16, 2023May 29, 2023 Michael Lee

Max’s Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai invites audiences old and new to discover the origins of Gizmo and the rules to take care of them properly. While the original film took place during Christmastime in the ’80s, showrunner Tze Chun’s animated period piece serves as a prequel to the family-friendly cult classic that brought us plenty of laughs and frights.

Interview, Movies

Izaac Wang’s Mom Was Excited to Meet Russell Wong on ‘Clifford The Big Red Dog’

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Laura Sirikul

Actor Izaac Wang reminds us that he wasn’t even born when actor Russell Wong first appeared in Joy Luck Club and Romeo Must Die. But, Wang knew of the Wong’s work and became a fan through his mother.