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UCI Drama’s “Avenue Q” Puts Adulthood to Music, Comedy, and Puppets

By Hubert Ta I don’t remember much about “Sesame Street,” but I can recall the basic concept: to tell stories and life lessons that children...

“Samurai Jack” Returns With More Mature Lens

By Hubert Ta The TV industry has an emerging trend of returning to old, fan-favorite cancelled TV shows and continuing them from where the story...

Switching Places: Shinkai’s Film “Your Name” Dazzles the U.S.

By Hubert Ta Breaking numerous Japanese box office records and dethroning “Spirited Away” as the highest grossing anime film worldwide at $330 million, “Your Name”...

“Ghost in the Shell” Reimagines Anime Classic with Stunning Visuals

By Hubert Ta Any adaptation of a story from its original medium to a new one faces inherent problems. The new medium’s core tenets and...

Hugh Jackman Bows Out with Final Run as Wolverine

By Hubert Ta It’s very clear early on that “Logan” isn’t your standard superhero film. Waking up in a drunken haze in his Chrysler limousine,...

Action Movie Revival: Keanu Reeves Returns as John Wick

By Hubert Ta As John Wick (Keanu Reeves) flees down a tunnel in the catacombs of Rome, he alternates between a pistol, an assault rifle,...

“Z” Captures the Fitzgeralds’ Drama in Roaring Twenties Fashion

By Hubert Ta If you’ve ever read “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there’s a chance that you might have become infatuated with the...

Taking Comedy Serially

By Hubert Ta Comedy Central’s “Review” seems like your average sitcom at first glance. Forrest MacNeil (Andrew Daly) is a professional critic of life, reviewing...

The Problem with Video Game Movies

By Hubert Ta Whenever I hear about a new movie based on a video game, I take a measured approach. If it’s helmed by...

Top of the Teen Movie Genre:“The Edge of Seventeen” Captures Adolescent Awkwardness and Coming of Age

By Hubert Ta There’s a scene early on in “The Edge of Seventeen” that perfectly captures the mood of Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld). She’s been...

“Parade” and Prejudice: Claire Trevor Production Tackles Justice System

By Hubert Ta It seems often enough that history repeats itself. Historical cycles run on a series of similar behaviors and events, culminating in...

Rockstar Games Must Live Up to its Red Dead Reputation

By Hubert Ta If you consider yourself a gamer at any level, chances are you’ve heard of Red Dead Redemption 2’s upcoming release in Fall...

A Shortlist of Potential Oscar Players

By Hubert Ta It’s about halfway through the 2016 movie season, and while most of the Academy Award-inclined films usually debut in autumn and winter,...

Spotlight to Projector: Live Theatre on the Silver Screen

By Hubert Ta Curtains obscure the stage, and the theatre is quiet. People steadily file into their seats, with the sounds of whispers, popcorn being...

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