
I watch way more TV than you. This is not a way to sound snobby, just the opposite. It probably just means I watch too much TV, including bad television, but what I can tell you is that I have watched enough to make this list something you can sort of believe in. It’s also [...]
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos was screened at the Reel Asian International Film Festival, which was likely the last time we get to see the Elric brothers in action. As a parting gift, we present to you what we thought were the Top 10 Moments of Fullmetal Alchemist. Granted that there are many great moments throughout [...]
On July 20th, 2010, Jeremy Lin was signed by the Golden State Warriors. After being undrafted coming out of Harvard University, Lin dazzled in the NBA summer leagues, including going toe to toe with the NBA’s 2010 first pick, John Wall in a summer league game against the warriors.. Thanks to his exciting and ferocious play in 5 games, Jeremy Lin became a fan favorite even before having an official NBA team. This, for more reasons than the average NBA fan would understand, matters.
At approximately 3am Eastern Time on July 22nd 2010, a major contributor to the wildly, and sometimes silently popular, online subculture of manga scanlation announced its eventual end. In about 7 days time, the legendary OneManga will come to an end. If you log on to the OneManga website now, a disclaimer will pop up [...]
As of today, the acclaimed story of the Fullmetal Alchemist has ended with its 108th chapter. The second anime series adapted from the original manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, will also conclude later this month. Fans across the globe could not ask for a more wholesome and honest ending, without any loose ends or leaving us [...]
Posted on 25 January 2012
Movie reviews are generally among my easiest articles to write but this has definitely been one of the most difficult. Why? Because Silenced was both a fabulously well-made movie and one of the most powerful and disturbing movies I’ve ever seen. I almost feel guilty saying good things about it because it’s about such a [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 08 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up next, SAIGON ELECTRIC. A realistically desolate [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 08 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up next, SAIGON ELECTRIC. Set in Saigon, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up now, SURROGATE VALENTINE. Goh [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 October 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). First up, BLEAK NIGHT. This South [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 October 2011
The Banana Times returns! After a long hiatus we are finally back with a new layout and plenty of content coming your way! First item of action: The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival! We have been graciously asked to review films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. As a member of [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 February 2011
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are tomorrow and the class of films from 2010 far surpasses the lineup from last year’s Oscars. Not only do all the films from the inflated 10 Best Picture nominees deserve to be nominated, but they also lack the scrutiny of controversy we saw last year. Need I remind you [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 11 February 2011
Kollaboration Toronto is entering its 6th year and I am proud to be a big part of it. This is a video I made to highlight the lineup of this year’s show:’ If you didn’t notice, you may remember Ally & Kevin from several Heroic Melon productions such as expert.ordinary and the second season of [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 January 2011
To my fellow Bananas! Every felt like the “white” part of your cultural identity was undermined by your “more Asian” friends and family? Our Heroic Melon friend, Kevin, does a short video blog regarding that look people give you when you don’t display the appropriate amount of Asian knowledge or demeanor. It usually boils down to [...] Continue Reading