As Donald Trump continues to travel the country putting forth a disturbingly xenophobic agenda during his increasingly less quixotic campaign for the presidency, he conveniently ignores the self-evident fact that the United States' history is shaped by the immigrant experience. Two different sets of cultures collide in the upcoming "East Side Sushi," which tells the kind of story which could only happen in America. Read More: Tiff Review: 'Samba' Starring Mar Sy, Tahar Rahim & Charlotte Gainsbourg Starring Diana Elizabeth Torres, Yutaka Takeuchi and Jesus Fuentes and directed by Anthony Lucero, the story follows Juana, a Latino woman trying to raise her son on her own and who lands a job as a kitchen assistant at a local Japanese restaurant. She discovers a whole new world of cuisine and culture, and thus finds her passion for cooking reignited, but things get tricky when she demands a promotion. As you'll see in this clip,...
- 8/27/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
East Side Sushi Cinequest Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B+ Director: Anthony Lucero Screenwriter: Anthony Lucero Cast: Diana Elizabeth Torres, Yutaka Takeuchi, Jesus Fuentes Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 8/21/15 Opens: September 18, 2015 In presiding over food competitions, the judges look for originality, taste and speed. Film competitions are similar. While you can’t generally taste a movie and since speed does not count (unless the picture is a turkey), originality is prized by all those (meaning people of mature taste) who do not want to see the same plot over and over. “East Side Sushi” is a prime example of an original. While [ Read More ]
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- 8/24/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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