“Saving Face,” Chinese lesbians’ saving grace

Hao Ju, Arts Junior Editor | April 30, 2026

“Saving Face” (2004) is queer, bilingual, a modern classic and, to many, the best rom-com they could have asked for. And it also has Joan Chen. The film was screened at Collins Cinema followed by a...

“The Drama” Lacked Some Drama

Hao Ju, Arts Junior Editor | April 16, 2026

“The Drama” is not a bad movie by any metric — I laughed throughout it, sometimes awkwardly, sometimes not, and it’s set in Cambridge, MA. Still, the film is just a lot of missed opportunities.

No Other Choice for employment? Watch this movie

Hao Ju, Staff Writer | February 19, 2026

This review is dedicated to all the sibs who are struggling to find internships and jobs. Please remember you have Other Choices. Good luck!

How About Human Annihilation?

Hao Ju, Staff Writer | December 11, 2025

Every few months, when I remember Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, I text my friend to remind her yet again how much I hated that film. Still, I continue watching Lathimo’s works, from The Favourite (one of my favorites), The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, up to his most recent work: Bugonia – a form of self-flagellation that made me progressively madder. This is not an unbiased review. 

Humor Across a Century: Four Short Comedies by Ding Xilin at Wellesley

Hao Ju, Features Contributing Writer | November 18, 2025

On a crisp October evening, against a backdrop of 1920s-style furniture and geometric shapes, the space seemed momentarily suspended between past and present. This fall, Wellesley’s Upstage theater group...

The Dark Americana in Blue Velvet

Hao Ju, Contributing Writer | October 2, 2025

On Sept. 18, a friend and I went to the re-screening of David Lynch’s "Blue Velvet", a disturbing psycho-thriller originally released on Sept. 19, 1986, screened at the Coolidge Corner Theater.