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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Paris 2024: Oh Sang-uk wins South Korea’s first Olympic men’s individual fencing sabre gold
22 June 2025 10:11 AM | No CommentsFor all their accolades in the team sabre event, South Korea individual results were here and there. That changed in Paris.
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About Author: Jim Higgins
Posts by Jim Higgins
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Film Review: Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room”
Jim HigginsPosted on May 11, 2015 | No Comments"The Room" occasionally borders on the surreal. But when looked at objectively, it has a story that seems like a romance novel with the gender roles reversed. -
A Tommy Wiseau interview: “The Room,” RiffTrax & chickens
Jim HigginsPosted on May 6, 2015 | No CommentsWiseau talked to Meniscus Magazine about "The Room," its upcoming RiffTrax performances, his comedy series The Neighbors on Hulu and many other things. -
“A Leading Man” puts an Asian male center stage
Jim HigginsPosted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsMeniscus Magazine was on the set of “A Leading Man,” a film written and directed by Steven J. Kung. We visited the shoot in L.A. and talked to Kung, producer Justin Bell and actor Jack Yang. -
2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival Awards Gala highlights new and old
Jim HigginsPosted on November 10, 2012 | No CommentsGuests included George Takei; Jamie Chung (“Sucker Punch”); Lynn Chen (“Saving Face”); and Chung Chang-wha, the Korean director behind some of Shaw Brothers’ most memorable hits. -
George Takei talks race, Broadway at 2012 SDAFF
Jim HigginsPosted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsGeorge Takei talked about the run of his musical drama “Allegiance,” which focused on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. -
![Written by Neil Kleid and drawn by Nicolas Cinquegrani 6 x9, 176 pp., trade pb., B&W with color cover, $13.95 ISBN 978-1-56163-561-0 Published by NBM/ComicsLit Published in September, The Big […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bigkahncovsmall-115x115.jpg "The Big Kahn – Comic Book Review")
The Big Kahn – Comic Book Review
Jim HigginsPosted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsWritten by Neil Kleid and drawn by Nicolas Cinquegrani 6 x9, 176 pp., trade pb., B&W with color cover, $13.95 ISBN 978-1-56163-561-0 Published by NBM/ComicsLit Published in September, The Big […]