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Add the expectations of would-be grandparents into the mix, and it’s a wonder any child ever gets born at all. The Wedding Banquet, Andrew Ahn’s updated rendering of Ang Lee’s 1993 comedy ...
Some folks are less inclined to go to theaters, while I personally try to avoid paying top dollar for a one-time rental at ...
A wholehearted, hilarious approach to Lee's rambunctious narrative, The Wedding Banquet balances the pressures of cultural traditions and family expectations with the liberation and joy of found ...
A remake of the 1993 film of the same name, Andrew Ahn's "The Wedding Banquet" reimagines the original ... commitment issues, familial expectations and the importance of found family, combined ...
With this revelation happening early in the film, Ahn and Schamus quickly pivot away from the expectations ... into that theme and to great success. “The Wedding Banquet” ponders the lengths ...
Carefully charting the evolving dynamics of the various friendships –– not to mention their parents and other characters, this new ‘Wedding Banquet’ is a feast of entertaining moments ...
Gay marriage was illegal when Ang Lee released 1993’s “The Wedding Banquet,” a New York-set ... to Tran’s Metallica roadie duds — great work across the board by costumer Matthew Simonelli.) ...
In writer-director Andrew Ahn’s thoughtful, funny rom-com (and occasionally romantic melodrama) The Wedding Banquet ... to squeeze into cross-cultural expectations, there is plenty of delight ...
The Wedding Banquet redefines what it means to say ... and identity within a web of cultural expectations. When Min (Gi-chan), a closeted Korean heir, proposes a green card marriage to Angela ...
Two gay couples decide to embark on one fake straight marriage to get what they need in Andrew Ahn’s modern update of “The Wedding Banquet ... these people are great for each other.
“The Wedding Banquet” illustrates the generational gap between immigrant parents and their children, especially when it comes to the expectations and traditions that are prevalent in many Asian ...