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The Movie Proposal

Episode 47: Crazy Rich Asians

Sep 20, 2018
34:27

Something Old: 

Josh’s: Roxanne (1987):  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093886/?ref_=nv_sr_7

Skye’s: The Killing Fields (1984): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something New: 

Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/?ref_=nv_sr_1

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

Josh’s Proposal: If you’re a fan of the traditional Rom-Com, you’ll love Crazy Rich Asians, and you don’t have to be Asian.

Skye’s Proposal: Crazy Rich Asians is a paint by numbers Rom-Com that is more important for what it represents than for what it actually is.

Black Panther: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something Borrowed: Fresh Air 'It's Taken On A Whole Other Life,' Says 'Crazy Rich Asians' Author Kevin Kwan:  https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2018/08/20/640148359

Something Blew: 

Josh’s: The River Wild (1994): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110997/

Skye’s: Parks and Recreation - Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster (Extended Cut):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BBhNkywMJY

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