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In anticipation of “No Time To Die,” the 25th film in the James Bond series, Mochi Magazine sat with the woman behind the costumes, Suttirat Anne Lalarb. We chatted about the Bond legacy and respecting what came before as part of her design process. If you haven’t...
The sight of a corpse-eating spirit creeping out of a dark alley isn’t unusual in Alexandra Trese’s world. Premiered on Netflix earlier this summer, the six-episode series follows Alexandra as she tries to enforce the pact her family made with the paranormal...
Meet Molly McGee, a 13-year-old Thai American girl: She’s the latest animated character from Disney’s new series “The Ghost and Molly McGee.” After moving with her family to the town of Brighton, Molly is determined to make this new city home, even if the home she’s...
This review contains spoilers. In Focus Features’ new film “Blue Bayou,” a tattoo artist in Louisiana finds himself facing deportation. Like the deportees we hear about in the news, Antonio LeBlanc is torn from his family in the U.S. and sent back to a country...
Imagine looking in a mirror, desperate to see your own reflection but instead seeing someone else every single time. That’s what growing up without representation in the media feels like. It can be brutal to the soul, crushing to your self-perception. That’s how I...
Back in February, Netflix announced that their new series "The Chair" would star Korean Queen Sandra Oh. Oh also shares an executive producer credit with Amanda Peet, so we were all about that. Well, it's finally August and time to share our hot take on "The...
It’s one thing to debut as a K-pop group in a normal year; it’s entirely another thing to debut during a global pandemic. Not only has P1Harmony done the aforementioned, they’ve reimagined how idols connect and interact with their fanbase and exemplified why this 4th...
Debuting Aug. 13, Disney’s latest original movie “Spin” features a 15-year-old girl named Rhea Kumar. It’s a big deal for Disney Channel, as Rhea, played by Avantika, is the network’s first Indian American lead. Following efforts to center South Asian representation...
Growing up as a Filipina American, I didn’t see many characters in movies or books with my tan skin and wider nose. For Halloween and any other occasion that called for a costume, I dressed up as Mulan until I couldn’t fit in that costume anymore. The following years,...
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