Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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On-Screen Kimistry

Roy Kim and Brian Kim

7 episodes

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On-Screen Kimistry takes a closer look at how actors of Asian descent show up on screen — for better or for worse. Hosts Brian Kim and Roy Kim review everything from groundbreaking films to outright flops, mixing cultural insight with sharp critique and plenty of laughs. Not every movie we cover is good (some are truly awful), but each one says something about how Hollywood views us — and impacts how we see ourselves. Provocative, funny, and unafraid to call it like it is, On-Screen Kimistry is where film talk meets representation.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

On-Screen Kimistry

57 minutes 36 seconds

1 month ago

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Roy and Brian discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, a 1984 film that Roger Ebert called "a roller-coaster ride, a visual extravaganza, a technical triumph, and a whole lot of fun." Well... it definitely was a visual spectacle, and it had an iconic soundtrack, but it sure wasn't a whole lot of fun for worldwide Asian viewers. Rewatching it as adults, we can see why (ugh).

We talk about the movie's depictions of Asians, the harmful tropes it reinforced, but also some of the redeeming qualities we found along the way. Suffice to say, Steven Spielberg we have questions! So grab onto a rope bridge and hang on tight, we're going for a ride!

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