[ad_1] A panel from Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel “Shortcomings,” left, and Justin Min as Ben, Timothy Simons as Leon and Ally Maki as Miko in the new film adaptation. (Adrian Tomine / Drawn & Quarterly; Jon Pack / Sony Pictures Classics) Psychotherapist Esther Perel has famously said, “The erotic mind is not very politically correct.”… Continue reading How Randall Park’s film ‘Shortcomings’ is different from the comic
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‘Shortcomings’ review: A so-so comedy about represent-Asian
[ad_1] One of the self-owning charms of “Shortcomings,” Randall Park’s modest, sporadically insightful directing debut, is that it’s an Asian American comedy that questions (at least initially) the inherent value of Asian American comedies. It begins at a film-festival screening of a glossy romantic comedy that suggests a ChatGPT rewrite of “Crazy Rich Asians” (starring… Continue reading ‘Shortcomings’ review: A so-so comedy about represent-Asian
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Adrian Tomine on “Shortcomings”
[ad_1] The latest comics-to-film adaptation, “Shortcomings,” Randall Park’s directorial début, will be released on August 4th. It is based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, which was one of the most significant works to emerge from the independent comics scene in the early two-thousands. In the movie, as in the book, we… Continue reading Breaking the Fourth Wall: Adrian Tomine on “Shortcomings”