Shortcomings is a very well made and acted slice of life type of movie. It's a comedy with full of heart. I love this flick. The directorial debut of Randall Park (who does a cameo) is an assured work. Must watch whether you're of Asian descent or not because there are many thing...
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Shortcomings wouldn’t exist. There are movies about fascinating, flawed characters learning lessons that remain endearing and likable in terms of a movie sense despit...
Synopsis:Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion...
Selection:Sundance Film Festival Synopsis:Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable...
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Ben (Justin H. Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde...
The movie's opening suggests that Miko is the third point inShortcomings' trio of main characters, but unfortunately, she doesn't get the same treatment or level of specificity as Ben or Alice. Part of this is by design: She's off in New York for most of the film, while the action ...
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There's a quiet but strong buzz aroundShortcomings, a film adaptation of Adrian Tomine's cult graphic novel of the same name directed by first-timer Randall Park. (If you somehow don't already know Park fromFresh off the Boat, the MCU, orAlways Be My Maybe, "Asian Jim" might ring a...
I’m really interested in maybe optioning it.” Park heard back that Tomine had become resistant to the idea of it becoming a movie, but Tomine’s agent suggested he write a personal letter to persuade him. “At the time I was like, I don’t know if Adrian would want to hear ...