Andre Lawes Menchavez
Entertainment Reporter at JoySauce
organizer. writer. MA in specialized journalism, @usc. queer/asian entertainment reporter @joysauce_. former lead jr editor @glaad. all opinions are my own.
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1 month ago |
joysauce.com | Andre Lawes Menchavez
What happens when you create a movie about a South Asian gay man and his fiance meeting each other's parents, while spending the weekend at an estate haunted by a 400-year-old homophobic and racist poltergeist? A terrifyingly hilarious comedy. The Parenting—now streaming on Max—follows Rohan and Josh, a queer couple played by Nik Dodani and Brandon Flynn, as their attempt to introduce their families transpires into a campy case of demonic possession.
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1 month ago |
joysauce.com | Andre Lawes Menchavez
There’s an extremely unique indie film collecting awards at film festivals across the country, and it has two Asian directors and actors at its helm. Extremely Unique Dynamic is a hyper-meta Asian queer stoner coming-of-age bromantic comedy directed by and starring Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu. Leung and Xu play two lifelong best friends coming together to make a movie—about a movie, about a movie—shortly before one of them moves out of town.
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2 months ago |
joysauce.com | Andre Lawes Menchavez
If you’re watching the current 17th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, you’re probably having a hard time “forgetting the ella” as much as we are after seeing a certain slaysian queen on our screens. Joella, a Chinese American drag queen, may have been an early out queen this season, but her impact on the show, and community, is infinite. As the only Asian drag queen cast on this season, this dynamic resembled a sentiment Joella is all too familiar with.
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Oct 21, 2024 |
joysauce.com | Andre Lawes Menchavez
In 1988, Gary Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan wrote and produced “Sana Maulit Muli,” the power ballad that became a classic Philippine track for generations to come. Nearly 40 years later, their daughter, R&B artist Kiana V, released her own song, “Sana,” sampling the classic while adding her own piece to her parents’ smash hit.
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Oct 10, 2024 |
joysauce.com | Andre Lawes Menchavez
When every episode of a competition show ends with the entire judges’ panel crying because someone is going home, you know there’s something special happening. Drag Race Philippines has had three incredible seasons in its arsenal that have left fans across the world falling in love with these drag superstars from the archipelago.
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So much fun interviewing international Drag Race stars and local drag powerhouses at Made In Asia Fest! Read my latest story here 🩵
2024 has proven that we're truly in the golden era of Asian drag representation, and it's only gonna get better from here. Writer @itsjustdrey attended Made In Asia Fest to chat with our fave performers about how being Asian has influenced their drag: https://t.co/3WVnvyGy9L
RT @joysauce_: Just two years ago, @chanpanmusic was busking in NYC's Chinatown. Now, the band has four hit songs out, and they're fresh of…
