RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “B-Side: For Taylor”: A Trail of Rejection and Misery

The 2021 American film “B-Side: For Taylor” is a trail of rejection and misery. The solution or a possible attempt at obtaining it lies on the B-side of a cassette tape. Do you remember those 45 records years ago. The hit was on side A and the filler was on side B. Being a reviewerContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “B-Side: For Taylor”: A Trail of Rejection and Misery”

RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Dinner is Ready”

Korean-American Julie was to visit her mother Yeonhee in another U.S. city for a meal. A very special occasion but due to a rescheduled business meeting Julie can’t make the dinner with her mother and calls her to tell she will be arriving the next day. The brutality of fate shows its ugly face withContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Dinner is Ready””

RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams”

Self titled “liquor store baby” So Yun Um recounts her story as the child of Korean immigrant South Los Angeles liquor store owners in the documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”. In the late 80’s Um says that 70% of all liquor stores in South Los Angeles were owned by Koreans. She also has her Korean friendContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams””