Tag: Chang Can Dunk

  • Why Lena Waithe Has Built a Producing Empire on First-Time Filmmakers

    Why Lena Waithe Has Built a Producing Empire on First-Time Filmmakers

    March is a big month for Lena Waithe and her Hillman Grad production banner. Yet, Waithe’s four films, all debuting within weeks of one another — “A Thousand and One,” “Kokomo City,” “Being Mary Tyler Moore,” and “Chang Can Dunk” — have virtually nothing in common. They range from a Sundance drama to an experimental…

  • ‘Chang Can Dunk’ Review: Director Jingyi Shao’s Debut Takes Disney+ Originals to New Heights

    ‘Chang Can Dunk’ Review: Director Jingyi Shao’s Debut Takes Disney+ Originals to New Heights

    “Chang Can Dunk” doesn’t go the way you’d expect, and that’s a good thing. Here’s a Disney movie about a 5-foot-8-inch Chinese American high school basketball player who bets his rival that he can dunk by the end of the season. He gets his wish about an hour in, but there’s still a long way…

  • New on Disney+ in March 2023

    New on Disney+ in March 2023

    Disney+ has plenty of new titles coming in March 2023, but most importantly, everyone’s favorite intergalactic father-son duo Din Djarin and Grogu are back in The Mandalorian Season 3. Since Season 2 ended Disney+ has had numerous live-action Star Wars shows including the Mando spin-off Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the acclaimed Andor,…