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Reflections of a Data Analyst

A colleague encouraged me to share this note that I had left on my last day at my previous position.

Jul 19, 2021

Jul 19, 2021

Allen Kwan
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Cultural Panopticon

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

“Remember. No Russian.”

Nov 13, 2019

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare cover art.

Nov 13, 2019

Allen Kwan
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Cultural Panopticon

Crazy Rich Asians (2018): The Flawed But Necessary Asian-American Cultural Milestone

There is so much to unpack before you can even talk about Crazy Rich Asians in any meaningful manner and understand why so much of the…

Aug 20, 2018

Crazy Rich Asians (2018): The Flawed But Necessary Asian-American Cultural Milestone

Aug 20, 2018

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Cultural Panopticon

A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) (2016)

Koe no Katachi is a bit of dream project for me. I enjoyed the source material written and drawn Yoshitoki Oima, so I was confident in the…

Nov 13, 2017

A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) (2016)

Nov 13, 2017

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Cultural Panopticon

Call of Duty: WWII — War, War Never Changes

“Lest we forget” is a phrase that Canadians are asked to consider once a year, as the country momentarily pauses so that we can remember…

Nov 11, 2017

Call of Duty: WWII — War, War Never Changes

Nov 11, 2017

Allen Kwan

In This Corner of the World ( Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) (2016)

In This Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) is a film about a woman named Suzu living in Japan during the height of World War…

Sep 1, 2017

In This Corner of the World ( Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) (2016)

Sep 1, 2017

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Cultural Panopticon

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Angels in America is an interesting play for me because it was one that I studied back when I was an undergrad. I still remember being…

Jul 31, 2017

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Jul 31, 2017

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in
Cultural Panopticon

Hot Docs 2017

I didn’t expect to watch as many films as I did during the festival, but the student pass certainly helped encourage watching films that I…

May 23, 2017

Hot Docs 2017

May 23, 2017

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in
Cultural Panopticon

Your Name (2016)

Makoto Shinkai is the perhaps the standard bearer for the idea of the onenote director. His films all feature the same images and perhaps…

Apr 12, 2017

Your Name (2016)

Apr 12, 2017

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Cultural Panopticon

Tower (2016)

It’s not often that a film challenges my preconceptions of the medium or genre. Certainly, an animated documentary about the first mass…

Apr 5, 2017

Tower (2016)

Apr 5, 2017

Allen Kwan

Allen Kwan

Allen Kwan is a recovering academic who wrote his doctoral thesis on storytelling in video games and enjoys thinking critically about the art he consumes.

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