Tagged: amy recommends
Quartet (Jdrama)
Four people meet to form a mediocre string quartet, revealing along their journey their stories, their weaknesses, and their ultimate unremarkable purpose in life: Make music that they enjoy.
Khalil Fong – JTW Journey To The West
Although his Western heritage has always played a big part in his music, Asian-American singer-songwriter Khalil Fong has never made his penchant for East-meets-West fusion as clear as he has with his latest album Journey to the West; inspired by the classic Chinese tale.
Monster Calls (2016), A
A boy dealing with the possible loss of his mother, his stormy relationship with his grandmother and his absent father, gets a visit from a monster who tells him stories at seven minutes past midnight.
Faye Wong – Shanghai, China 2016 – Faye’s Moments
Asian diva Faye Wong returns to the stage nearly six years since her last live concert in an spectacle held in Shanghai and streamed to the whole world via Tencent QQ LiveMusic.
lxsyd – All the Alcohol is not as Good as You
I just discovered this Beijing-based band, lxsyd (鹿先森乐队), who debut with Suo You de Jiu Dou Bu Ru Ni (所有的酒,都不如你), a crowdfunded album telling a story.
Train to Busan
After a zombie pandemic is unleashed in downtown Seoul, a victim enters the KTX inbound for the city of Busan, starting the nightmare of a father and his child trapped in the ride.
Queen of Katwe (2016)
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Solange – A Seat at the Table
Solange’s A Seat at the Table is unapologetically black, brazen in its ethnic hues.
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Shunji Iwai’s ode to disengaged youths that searched for meaningful connection in online forums, as we follow the unraveling of a bunch of teens who grow isolated from each other and find solace in the mysterious and enigmatic Lily.