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Lightning Round! We Review & Rate Marvel's 'Eternals', Eddie Huang's 'Boogie', & Justin Chon's 'Blue Bayou' (Missed opportunity in 'Eternals', South Asian representation, strong Asian male leads & more) | Barbershop Talk

Feb 4, 2022

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Today's Barbershop Talk podcast is a lightning movie review episode and we're rating three Asian-American-directed films that were recently released. We'll review Marvel's 'Eternals', Eddie Huang's 'Boogie', & Justin Chon's and give our honest review!

We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly and give our rating out of 10.

In this episode, we discuss:

0-2:00 - Small talk between Mike and Leo
2:00 - Episode Intro
4:55 - Intro movie review for 'Eternals'
6:45 - South Asian representation
8:45 - Pros of Eternals
10 - Eternals was different compared to other MCU films
12 - Don Lee's was refreshing but also disappointing
13 - what's up with Don Lee's relationship with Angelina Jolie
16 - Mike and Leo give their ratings for Eternals
19:55 - Intro to the film' Boogie.'
21 - The Boogie storyline seems relatable for Leo
22 - Boogie Pros
23 - Boogie Cons
25 - Leo talks about the basketball element of the movie
26 - The leading actor is a good basketball player in real life
28 - Boogie showcased a different family dynamic we don't see often
30 - Looking at the model minority as the enemy
31:40 - We give our rating for Boogie
33:00 - Intro to Blue Bayou
34:00 - Pros for Blue Bayou
35:42 - Great to see what a solid Asian looks like
36:11 - Mike goes over his pros
38:00 - Vietnamese representation in the South
44:10 - Cons about Blue Bayou
46:00 - Rating for Blue Bayou