MV5BMTYxMzM4NTEzOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDMwNjQzMw@@._V1_.jpg — Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Wantanabe, Koji YakushoSuzuka Ohgo, Samantha Futerman, Li Gong, Tsai Chin, Kaori Momoi
Rated: PG-13 for Mature Subject Matter and Some Sexual Content
Running Time: 2 h 25 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Production and Costume Design, Pacing, Story, Cinematography, Music
WEAKNESSES: Themes, Mischaracterization of Characters, It’s in English (?)

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

June 10, 2019

In 1920-50s Japan, a young girl is sold into slavery at a geisha house and must work hard to find her place in the world.

DbawL1rWAAAOZq8.jpg-large.jpg — Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong
Rated: PG-13 for Suggestive Content and Language
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Exploration of Culture, Attacks Classism
WEAKNESSES: Formulaic, Glorifies Materialism

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

April 15, 2019

An Asian-American economics professor travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family, and is surprised to find his family is extraordinarily wealthy and class oriented.