
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
All content by JP Pak

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on blurring reality and fiction
WSN spoke with Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi about his newest film “Evil Does Not Exist.”
JP Pak, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2024

Review: ‘Godland’ shows faith at the ends of the earth
In Hlynur Pálmason’s accomplished third feature film, a Danish priest succumbs to a bitter existential crisis in the badlands of coastal Iceland. “Godland” is currently playing at the IFC Center.
JP Pak, Contributing Writer
• February 8, 2023

This year’s Oscars hit different
The 94th Academy Awards were a harrowing milestone for streaming services, an ultimate victory for “CODA” and the slap heard around the world. Also: a full list of winners.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• March 29, 2022

Leaps of faith: Q&A with director Joachim Trier of ‘The Worst Person in the World’
WSN spoke with Joachim Trier about failure, impatience in filmmaking and what it means to be the worst person in the world.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• February 22, 2022

Staff Recs: Anti-Valentine’s Day films
The Arts Desk recommends the best films to protest Saint Valentine’s Day.
Yas Akdag, Isabella Armus, JP Pak and Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
• February 14, 2022

Oscar nominations 2022: Streaming takes center stage during the awards’ biggest test yet
The 94th Academy Award nominations were released on Tuesday. The full list of nominations is a strange mix of questionable picks haunted by a long list of snubs.
JP Pak and Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
• February 9, 2022

Sophia Somin Yoo: A curator’s voice
The designer, ceramicist and art curator finds purpose in bringing new ideas into focus.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• October 22, 2021

“Zola” Review: A modern Floridian fairytale
Janicza Bravo’s sophomore feature is a dazzling adaptation of a legendary Twitter thread.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• August 25, 2021

‘Minari’ and the roots of the Asian American experience
Despite its cultural specificity, Lee Isaac Chung’s story of family and dreams is a film for all of us.
JP Pak, Film Editor
• April 26, 2021

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: The joys of absurdity
The fourth installment in Warner Brothers’ MonsterVerse franchise is the colossal action movie we need right now.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor
• April 2, 2021

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Sherry Chen, Staff Writer • March 13, 2025

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Luciana Vun, Contributing Writer • March 13, 2025

Steven Wang, Staff Writer • March 13, 2025