In 'The Wedding Banquet,' a queer classic gets a delectable refresh : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Seoul on ice: A marriage of inconvenience in ‘The Wedding Banquet’

I went to a screening of Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet with some trepidation. I’m suspicious of foreign films being given the Hollywood treatment, remade with English-speaking actors whom presumably subtitle-phobic Yankee Doodle Dandy ticket buyers are likely to be more familiar with.

In 'The Wedding Banquet,' a queer classic gets a delectable refresh : Pop Culture Happy Hour

The lovely rom-com The Wedding Banquet has a stellar all-star cast, including Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, and Bowen Yang. It's a twisty comedy of errors where proposals, hookups, and harsh words fly. Directed by Andrew Ahn (Fire Island), the film offers a modern take on Ang Lee's classic queer film.Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture

Nolte: Kelly Tran’s Queer, Super-Woke ‘Wedding Banquet’ Humiliated at Box Office

Kelly Tran’s The Wedding Banquet, which was advertised as a big, widely-released, queer, super-woke, gay remake died like few movies ever have at the box office this weekend.

Review: ‘The Wedding Banquet’ subverts farcical formulas with a fruity, modern twist

The sound of Chinese drums beating opens Andrew Ahn’s film, “The Wedding Banquet.” A lion dancer appears, expertly moving with tradition and care. Then, in a shocking twist, the head of the lion dancer lifts and a drag queen’s face appears, welcoming the audience to an LGBTQ+ twist on a classic story of weddings and secrets. Drag queens don’t feature in Ang Lee’s 1993 film of the same name, the source material for Ahn’s remake. The original foll…

New Version of ’The Wedding Banquet’ Opens This Week - Rafu Shimpo

“The Wedding Banquet,” a remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 film of the same name, opened in theaters on April 18. From director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a […]

Short Takes: ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘Grand Tour,' and 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'

New movies from Andrew Ahn, Miguel Gomes, and James Griffiths, reviewed.