Episode 127
Decision to Leave
This week we're headed back to the cinema to watch this year's Korean art film darling Decision to Leave by celebrated director Park Chan-Wook about a detective who catches feelings for the widow he is investigating for the death of her husband. We dive into how the film tackles the tropes of noir detective fiction, and how restrained this film is in depicting violence and sexiness. We also feature a special bonus "spoiler zone" to discuss how this detective thriller resolves (for those looking for additional hot takes)!
What's Popping? - Ticket to Paradise, Itaewon Class, The Bear
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Played by Obie Award winner Francis Jue (Pacific Overtures, Soft Power), a father learns that closing the door to his past means shutting his daughter out in Good Enemy, a haunting and hopeful world premiere play from Yilong Liu. Performances for this smart, thrilling limited engagement begin October 25 at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York.
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Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC
The National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it. Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later...and the bloodbath is yet to come. Simmering feuds explode into the War of the Roses, and nothing will ever be the same. Performances from June 9 through July 19! Use code H6BC for $59 tickets!
