'Shang-Chi' Delivers Epic Superhero Action and Positive Asian Representation
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, 'Shang-Chi', deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.

A documentary about sex based on the world of funk, the most powerful and popular musical genre in Brazil. Without moralizing, the film reveals how, through the body, dance, lyrics, and experiences of its artists, funk expresses resistance, desire, pleasure, and personal affirmation. Combining footage of dances, bodies in motion, key figures from this universe, everyday scenes, and a beat that makes everyone move, the film celebrates funk as a vital and cultural force in the Brazilian periphery.
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, 'Shang-Chi', deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.
Even after a history changing event, the 93rd Oscars proved it always had the space for more inclusivity in its award ceremony. But it this enough to change the boycott?
A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.