Kevin L. Lee

Interview: Leslie Odom Jr. on character and suspense in ‘Glass Onion’ and working with Rian Johnson

The beauty of murder mystery movies largely stems from the ensemble cast. Who winds up dead? Who is the culprit?… Read More

November 21, 2022

Learning to be Asian American and how ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ gave me everything I ever needed

In the last two years, I have written scripts for five short films, along with a full-length feature screenplay and… Read More

November 18, 2022

Interview: ‘The Menu’ writers Seth Reiss and Will Tracy marinate on shaping Chef Slowik and making sense of our consumer culture

Ever since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Menu has remained in my mind as one of… Read More

November 14, 2022

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ review: Ryan Coogler delivers a straightforward but emotionally powerful a story of loss, legacy, and healing in tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Ryan Coogler sets the tone of his sequel instantly in the opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Within seconds, Letitia… Read More

November 8, 2022

‘Halloween Ends’ review: David Gordon Green kills, and takes risks in this soon-to-be-divisive Laurie Strode send-off

Jamie Lee Curtis has been speaking a lot about what this new Halloween trilogy has meant to her, in the… Read More

October 13, 2022

Interview: Park Chan-wook on hidden feelings and the beauty in language and mother tongue in ‘Decision to Leave’

You would never guess that for a detective mystery film directed by the man who gave us Oldboy, Thirst, and… Read More

October 11, 2022

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ review: Good intentions barely keep the lukewarm suds afloat [C] | Toronto

Don’t say you’ve seen it all with movies based on true stories. Many of them are brilliant. Some can be… Read More

September 15, 2022

‘The Menu’ review: Mark Mylod perfects his recipe of thrills, obsession, and passion [A] | Toronto

Reviewing a film like The Menu is a hilariously ironic task, because with every word I write to this piece,… Read More

September 11, 2022

‘Pinocchio’ review: A wooden imitation of the classic [C-]

Pinocchio (voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) in Disney's live-action PINOCCHIO (Photo courtesy of Disney) The best and most interesting Disney… Read More

September 8, 2022

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

The biggest selling point in this franchise right from the start was the minions. They're in large part why the… Read More

June 29, 2022

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