"An old-school rom-rom with a fresh touch." - Collider. Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Train, and ACADEMY AWARD® winner Youn Yuh-jung star in the charming new comedy THE WEDDING BANQUET, coming to Dendy Cinemas May 8. #TheWeddingBanquet

COMING FRIDAY: The Wedding Banquet! Wicked star Bowen Yang is joined by Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran in this heart-warming comedy.

Sign up for the The Markaz Review is @markaz-review.bsky.social Book Club, and join the July discussion of my novel THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD themarkaz.org/book-club/

I finally got around to watching the 2019 Andrew Ahn #Driveways. What a beautiful film. #BrianDennehy is amazing. All the cast ace. I would highly recommend it. Tomorrow I am seeing Andrew Ahn's latest film #TheWeddingBanquet youtu.be/0-j1p-U7nKw?si…

Four friends. Two agendas. One ridiculous ruse. 💜✨ From director Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, #TheWeddingBanquet is in cinemas NOW!

Alice Wu's SAVING FACE is on 35mm Monday at Nitehawk Williamsburg in ALL ABOUT THEIR MOTHERS, introduced by programmer @tylekurner

BIG NEWS: CAAM is launching a $15 million campaign to empower the future of storytelling about #AsianAmericans. We're $8M in—but we need your help to go the distance caamedia.org/caams-campaign…

...........I spoke to Bowen Yang & Andrew Ahn about how "The Wedding Banquet" is a four-quadrant movie (& those four quadrants are Readers, Publicists, Finalists, Kayteighs): dazeddigital.com/film-tv/articl…

CHICAGO: i’ll be screening some of my work at The Block Museum tomorrow along with COUSIN artist Lindsay McIntyre and her films to celebrate COUSIN’s book Temporal Territories. come thru and say hi 😬 this screening is free and open to all! blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/cinema/2025/te…

Thanks Andrew Ahn We got such a perfectly-delivered heartbreaking scene thanks to that, and I got a painting out of it 💃🏻

GRACE was acquired by The Criterion Channel and is officially streaming!✨🎥🌈 criterionchannel.com/grace Manifesting a trip to the Criterion Closet soon 👀

DAY 1: THE WEDDING BANQUET (2025) Starting off this year's Pride Month with my current favorite 2025 release, the Andrew Ahn rendition of Ang Lee's classic that still hits just right after my third watch thanks to the perfectly queer quartet dynamic.

It’s #PrideMonth and we’re rewatching Bleecker Street' ‘The Wedding Banquet’! 💐 Hear from #FiFellow Andrew Ahn what it was like remaking Ang Lee’s Asian Queer classic. #FiPresents youtube.com/watch?v=nlxyzW…

Been slammed with work and have been neglecting my Substack. In lieu of new posts for a bit, I'm going to periodically bring some stuff out from behind the paywall. First up, a super rewarding conversation with one of my favorite filmmakers, Andrew Ahn. Link Below!

ONLYYYYYYY 11,229 people have watched "supermarket woman" on letterboxd

Last four is so random, but all bangers!!! PETER HUJAR’S DAY (Sachs), ATTENBERG (Tsangari), FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (Miller), ELIO (Sharafian, Shi, and Molina)

What is Maggie Cheung doing there?! Wonder what the original idea was for the Angkor Wat ending.

Featuring rare archival footage and interviews from John Waters' illustrious circle, this documentary pays homage to the vivacious star Divine through celestial stories that immortalize her legacy. I AM DIVINE is now streaming.

The demand for trans visibility has never been higher. Or more precarious. This exclusive conversation reflects on this unique paradox & the possibilities that can emerge from authentic trans storytelling. Jul 30 | 10a PST. 🔗 bit.ly/3IvVY1k #TransPossibilitiesIntensive

A quarter into the 21st century, the Letterboxd crew and contributors recommend over 30 of the best underseen films of the last 25 years, including a Claire Denis deep cut, a Barry Jenkins visual poem and a Jane Campion love story. See the full list: boxd.it/2EK