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Displaying all articles tagged:
Awkwafina
movie review
Aug. 15, 2024
Jackpot!
Hates Its Audience Almost As Much As It Hates Its Characters
Paul Feig’s latest indulges in a kind of misanthropy that would require a lot more thought and ballsiness to pull off.
By
Bilge Ebiri
valentine’s day
Feb. 12, 2024
20 Sweet, Tenacious, Crazy Comedy Songs About Love
Whether you love sex, friendship, yourself, or bologna, these songs have you covered.
By
Grant Pardee
trailer mix
Sept. 7, 2023
Allow the
Quiz Lady
Trailer to Introduce You to a Tatted-Up Sandra Oh
She stars in the R-rated comedy as Awkwafina’s train wreck of a sister.
By
Jennifer Zhan
squawk squawk
May 19, 2023
Who Will Hold Lin-Manuel Miranda Accountable for This?
Awkwafina performs his lyrics as Scuttle on the live-action
Little Mermaid
soundtrack.
By
Jennifer Zhan
movie review
Apr. 14, 2023
Renfield
Sucks a Funny Premise Dry
Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage are fun when playing Renfield and Dracula as a dysfunctional work relationship — shame about the rest of the movie.
By
Alison Willmore
trailer mix
Mar. 29, 2023
Awkwafina Returns to Queens (and Comedy Central) This April
Season three comes to Comedy Central April 26.
By
Bethy Squires
iphone apologies
Feb. 5, 2022
Awkwafina (Sort of) Acknowledges AAVE Criticisms, Quits Twitter
She is “still learning and doing personal work.â€
By
Alejandra Gularte
balls
Dec. 6, 2021
The Boys
Animated Spinoff Looks Like Junk, Literally
They’re going balls to the wall.
By
Rebecca Alter
women in comedy
July 22, 2021
Awkwafina Is Still a Hot Mess in Season 2 of ‘Nora From Queens’
New struggles, new emotions, same Nora.
By
Cydney Lee
trailer mix
Apr. 19, 2021
Marvel Gets Simu Liu a
Shang-Chi
Trailer for His Birthday
Lots of punching and kicking.
By
Rebecca Alter
casting call
Mar. 24, 2021
Precious Cherub Alan Kim Joins Awkwafina’s
Nora From Queens
He’ll portray the younger version of her dad.
By
Devon Ivie
movie review
Mar. 4, 2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
Is Slick and Sometimes Transcendent
The new animated movie is a wonder of world-building, strategic IP generation, and accidental timeliness.
By
Alison Willmore
nyc
Feb. 13, 2021
Eric Andre Goes from Pranking the MTA to Doing Its Announcements
Jerry Seinfeld, Fran Lebowitz, Bowen Yang, Desus & Mero, and more are now making NYC subway and bus announcements.
By
Rebecca Alter
netflix
Oct. 29, 2020
Awkwafina and Sandra Oh’s Netflix Comedy Sounds Like
Grey Gardens
, But Fun
From Gloria Sanchez.
By
Halle Kiefer
sure why not
Jan. 16, 2020
Awkwafina to Confuse and Delight NYC Subway Riders for a Week
She’ll be announcing stops on the Queens 7 train for the next week.
By
Megh Wright
season renewals
Jan. 14, 2020
Comedy Central Renews
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
’s Lease for Another Season
Ahead of the premiere of Awkwafina’s sitcom on January 22.
By
Halle Kiefer
oscar futures
Jan. 6, 2020
How the Golden Globes Just Turned the Best Picture Race Upside Down
Sam Mendes’s late-breaking
1917
is now entrenched as a major 2020 Best Picture contender.
By
Nate Jones
trailer mix
Dec. 2, 2019
Awkwafina’s New Comedy Central Series
Nora From Queens
Debuts Next Month
Vulture fav Bowen Yang also stars.
By
Megh Wright
casting
Nov. 12, 2019
Jonah Hauer-King Crowned Prince Eric in Live-Action
Little Mermaid
Our deepest apologies, Harry Styles stans.
By
Charu Sinha
movie review
Oct. 31, 2019
Paradise Hills
Isn’t As Fun As It Sounds, But It Sure Looks Pretty
If the movie, starring Emma Roberts, were as sharp as its visuals, it’d have a guaranteed future as a cult classic.
By
Alison Willmore
adaptations
Aug. 13, 2019
Awkwafina to Star in Adaptation of
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
Based on the novel by A. Lee Martinez.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
sdcc 2019
July 21, 2019
Here’s the Cast of
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the
Ten Ring
s
Awkwafina! Tony Leung! Simu Liu!
By
Bethy Squires
trailer mix
July 15, 2019
Paradise Hills
Trailer: Alice In Wonderland, But Make It Horror
We’re starting to think there’s something not quite right about this secluded brain-washing facility for girls.
By
Halle Kiefer
movie review
July 11, 2019
The Farewell
Is a Big Arrival for Director Lulu Wang
Awkwafina turns in her best acting performance yet in a stranger-than-fiction true family story.
By
Emily Yoshida
the little mermaid
July 1, 2019
Awkwafina and Jacob Tremblay Might Dive Into
The Little Mermaid
Flounder and Scuttle, is that you?
By
Zoe Haylock
profile
July 1, 2019
Lulu Wang Spots the Lie
The director of the Sundance sensation
The Farewell
has made the kind of movie Hollywood never makes.
By
E. Alex Jung
save thra
June 26, 2019
Lena Headey, Awkwafina, Benedict Wong to Become Puppets for
The Dark Crystal
A prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film.
By
Zoe Haylock
party report
June 14, 2019
Awkwafina Reveals Who’s Most Active in the
Crazy Rich Asians
Group Chat
Hint: It’s not us.
By
Hunter Harris
trailer mix
May 7, 2019
Awkwafina Gets an A24 Family Dramedy in
The Farewell
Trailer
See it in theaters this July.
By
Hunter Harris
new shows
Nov. 29, 2018
Comedy Central Orders New Shows From Awkwafina and Rory Scovel
Say hello to Comedy Central’s two new half-hour series.
By
Megh Wright
casting
Aug. 30, 2018
Michelle Yeoh and Awkwafina in Talks to Join an ‘Interdimensional Action Film’
Our new sci-fi queens!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
close reads
Aug. 24, 2018
Who Really Owns the ‘Blaccent’?
While Awkwafina successfully imitates something in
Crazy Rich Asians
, it’s not black language.
By
Lauren Michele Jackson
last night on late night
Aug. 10, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel Got Like All the Rappers to Read Mean Tweets
Okay so not all of them but like a whole lot of them.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
reading the rainbow
June 7, 2018
Which
Ocean’s 8
Member Has the Most Powerful Lesbian Energy?
Happy Pride!
By
E. Alex Jung
trailer mix
Apr. 12, 2018
New
Ocean’s 8
Trailer: Sandra Bullock and Friends Wanna Rob
Premiering June 8.
By
Jackson McHenry
ocean’s 8
Dec. 14, 2017
The
Ocean’s 8
Poster Is Here, and Yes, It Is Full of Coats
The all-female
Ocean’s 11
arrives next summer.
By
Jackson McHenry
casting couch
Aug. 10, 2016
Rihanna, Hathaway, Kaling in Talks for
Ocean’s 8
Yes, everyone is hanging out without you.
By
Jackson McHenry