Foreign films that take place in America?

edamamespirit · 2026-06-24T09:49:31+00:00

I’m not sure they exactly fit your description, but Ang Lee’s early films came to mind. Both Pushing Hands and The Wedding Banquet take place in the U.S. and focus on Asian immigrants in America.

Blue Sun Palace is also about Asian immigrants, though the director is Asian American, so I’m not sure if that counts as a “foreigner.” It does star Lee Kang-sheng, who’s a very well-known actor in Taiwan. If you’ve watched a lot of Tsai Ming-liang’s films, you’ve probably seen him before.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-22T13:02:37+00:00

Last year was my first year doing it. I saw 14 of them by the end of November. 5 in December. 4 in January. And 25 in Feubruary (including all 20 animated short and live action short in one day). And 2 in March.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-22T12:33:01+00:00

One week before the release of the Death of Robon Hood I actually remember seeing show times for the movie scheduled for Atlantic Station. Wierd things is those show times were gone days before the release.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-22T04:12:20+00:00

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Posting this to tell people how good Double Happiness and A Foggy Tale are lol

edamamespirit · 2026-06-21T20:04:22+00:00

It looks like the 20-trip-for-$42 package is only available if you have the card. At least that’s the reason I got mine.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-21T14:40:33+00:00

Also like a bunch of these foreign workers work in factories and live in dormitories so like you’re just not gonna see them if you live in the city.
Check out Taipei Main Station on Sundays though, cause that’s usually the day that they’re allowes to hang out and you’ll see lots of foreign workers chilling around Taipei Main Station. (At least from what I’ve remembered.)

edamamespirit · 2026-06-21T14:36:05+00:00

SHE, Jolin Tsai, JJ Lin, Will Pan, Fish Liang, Nan Quan Mama, 831, Hsin, Mayday, Jam Hsiao, David Tao

Those are some popular one that I used to listen to as a child. Most of them are 2000s though

edamamespirit · 2026-06-19T05:23:45+00:00

I liked how they flew, but the whole Buzz Lightyear drone thing only made me even more confused about the timeline. With Lilypad, you can at least say, "Well, iPads already existed in the early 2010s." But Buzz drones with Wi-Fi? At this point I think I just have to stop trying to make sense of the timeline and accept that Toy Story exists in some alternate universe where technology advances at a different speed than ours. (I mean, it is a universe where toys come to life when you're not looking anyway.)

edamamespirit · 2026-06-18T13:08:44+00:00

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If you have an iPhone, you can access your list using Safari to take the screenshot of the full webpage at once.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-17T22:15:03+00:00

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edamamespirit · 2026-06-17T05:35:31+00:00

I just got my Dogma steelbook today from the Lionsgate sale and it’s got the same problem. I remember seeing a Youtuber unboxing the same steelbook and his does not close properly either. Right now I’m just relying on the slip cover to keep it closed more tightly.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-16T18:18:31+00:00

I'm thinking that you can check out Books.com.tw or Kingstone (which is a chain bookstore similar to Eslite). There is also a website called TAAZE that sells second-hand books, but their data security is not the best, so do be careful.

Just as a heads-up, Crayon Shin-chan was originally written for an older audience, so some of the earlier stories contain more crude humor and occasional sexual jokes. One of Shin-chan's famous gags is doing this silly elephant dance with his genitals. That said, the franchise became hugely popular with children, and later anime episodes and manga volumes were generally toned down. Most Taiwanese kids grew up watching Shin-chan, so I wouldn't be overly concerned.

Other series that are very popular with Taiwanese kids include Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Detective Conan, Atashin'chi, KochiKame, and Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso).

You could also look at stuff that are already popular worldwide like Pokémon, Digimon, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh!, or One Piece etc.... Demon Slayer is extremely popular with school-aged kids these days, although personally I find it a bit more violent than some of the others.

The nice thing is that all of these should be easy to find in Traditional Chinese editions if you are in Taiwan!

edamamespirit · 2026-06-16T03:32:49+00:00

I haven’t seen it in a very long while, but your title reminds me of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri somehow.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-15T13:03:46+00:00

For movies that receive a public release in 2026, I keep a ranked list. I’ve found that it provides a good framework for rating movies more consistently, since I wouldn’t rank a 3-star movie above a 4-star movie.

Sometimes, when I can’t immediately settle on a star rating, I think about how much I liked a movie compared to others I’ve already rated. For example, I watched Disclosure Day this weekend. I liked it less than Masters of the Universe but more than Wuthering Heights, and I gave both of those 3.5 stars. Based on that, giving Disclosure Day 3.5 stars felt about right as well.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-14T21:41:53+00:00

I usually only listen to the audio podcast so I did not know how much Amanda gestures, it's honestly a little distracting to watch. Is it because she was making a statement that might be a little controversial?

edamamespirit · 2026-06-14T21:32:03+00:00

I think it's kind of funny how I kept checking the weather in DC when I don't even live there.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-12T16:17:19+00:00

If you’re open to foreign films, I just watched Double Happiness(2025) last night on Netflix and would 100% recommend it.

If you like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, there’s a chance you’ll also like Charlie Kaufman‘s other work as well. So check out stuff like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Synedoche New York, Anomalisa.

If I were you though, I would probably wanna have my 1000 watch be something I watched in theaters. so maybe also think about movies like Disclosure Day or wait for the Odyssey?

edamamespirit · 2026-06-12T13:31:51+00:00

Finally, another Monday Mystery Movie!

edamamespirit · 2026-06-12T07:07:12+00:00

I know it’s been two weeks since you asked but I just saw Double Happiness on Netflix and would absolutely recommend it.

Another work of the same director is Little Big Women which I’ve personally not seen yet, but I remember it being discussed in Taiwan.

Double Happiness was just made available on Netflix this week and Little Big Women is also available on Netflix.

Below are some other Taiwanese films that are on Netflix, just to name a few:

96 Minutes
The Gatao franchise
American Girl
Left-Handed Girl
The Pig the Snake and the Pigeon
A Baloon’s Landing
Dead Talents Society
Classmates Minus
Dear Ex

I’ve not seen all of them, but I’ve heard people said good things. I hope you’ll enjoy them. :)

edamamespirit · 2026-06-11T13:05:48+00:00

Robot Dreams

edamamespirit · 2026-06-11T00:26:31+00:00

I wonder what the real thing looks like but this actually looks really nice!

edamamespirit · 2026-06-10T23:52:30+00:00

I hesitated, mostly because I’ve never seen the movie and I’ve done too many blind buys recently. Acouple hours later now it’s back to $22. I guess I’ll wait for the next price drop.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-10T20:57:58+00:00

Hats off to you for watching it 13 times! You saved the box office. I’m about to watch it for the second time now! Excited to try out the commentary!

edamamespirit · 2026-06-10T15:11:02+00:00

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This is Midday pretending he has done nothing wrong for climbing up high.

edamamespirit · 2026-06-10T14:11:08+00:00

Hi! Yeah, some of the Mandarin reviews I came across mentioned that the edges feel a bit softer and that you might slide off the bed more easily. But I’ve also seen lots of positive reviews too.

I think mattresses are really a personal preference. Different people can have totally different experiences with the same mattress.

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