Friday Features, June 22, 2012
Each Friday we gather Hollywood’s latest releases and grade them on their Asian-American presence or lack thereof. The more Asian-American people in a film, the higher its grade. This week features the first Pixar film to star a female protagonist and the dude on the $5 bill killing the undead. So sit back, grab some popcorn and prepare for this week’s Friday Features.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
A Scottish royal unleashes a Pandora’s box of sorts that she must then help subdue. Pixar’s first female protagonist, Merida, is a feisty red head with a penchant for archery and adventure trying to vie for a spot in the echelons of beloved animated heroines.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Who knew that our 16th president hunted a vampire army in his younger years? This story, in the vein of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is a fitting fan fiction cum movie just in time for Independence Day.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and not everyone feels fine. Steve Carell stars alongside Keira Knightley as a man trying to find his high school love after it’s found an asteroid is headed straight for Earth.
Studio: No. of AA: 0
Rating: F
Documentarian Kirby Dick turns the camera on the rising cases of rape occurring in the United States military by talking with women who purport to have experienced heinous acts against them while trying to serve their country. Check your art house theaters.
Pixar Animation
Studios
20th Century Fox
Mandate Pictures
Chain Camera
Pictures
Overall rating this week: F
Tags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave, Keira Knightley, Kirby Dick, Pixar, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Steve Carell, The Invisible War
