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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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Paris 2024: Amid upheaval, South Korea defends Olympic men’s fencing team sabre title
22 June 2025 7:56 AM | No CommentsIn a sport born in France and traditionally dominated by Europeans, Team Korea has worked their way to the top of the men’s sabre fencing world.
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About Author: Rex Baylon
Posts by Rex Baylon
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Film Review: “Neko Samurai ～Samurai ♥ Cat～” (猫侍)
Rex BaylonPosted on June 10, 2015 | No CommentsAs a cat lover maybe I am preternaturally disposed to liking this film, but so what? Yoshitaka Yamaguchi’s "Neko Samurai" is a pure delight to watch. -
Film Review: Chang Yung-chang’s “Mida”
Rex BaylonPosted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsThough "Mida" might have been a labor of love for its director, its unfocused narrative and clunky visual style makes viewing the picture a grueling task. -
Natsuka Kusano’s “Antonym” – 2014 Singapore Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on December 17, 2014 | No CommentsKusano's debut is dragged down by narrative and thematic inertia as she devotes too much time building a sense of false ennui and quirkiness. -
Francis Xavier Pasion’s “Bwaya” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 16, 2014 | No CommentsBased on a true story, "Bwaya" exploits the family of Rowena Romano, a young girl who had the misfortune of having been attacked and killed by a crocodile. -
Milo Sogueco’s “Mariquina” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 12, 2014 | No Comments"Mariquina" asks what price the viewer is willing to pay for modern comforts and convenience, because as the film shows, nothing in this world is free. -
Han Han’s “The Continent” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 7, 2014 | No CommentsIn Han Han’s debut feature, “The Continent” (后会无期), the general premise of the road trip movie is used to tell a melancholic tale about three men. -
“The Coffin in the Mountain” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on September 26, 2014 | No CommentsFirst-time filmmaker Xin Yukun tackles the messiness of human connection in "The Coffin in the Mountain" (殯棺), a picture obsessed with ritual. -
“The Tale of Iya” – 2014 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 19, 2014 | No CommentsDirector Tetsuchiro Tsuta attempts to honestly capture the many ways people and places can change in irrevocable ways just through the passing of time. -
“My Little Sweet Pea” a sentimental take on the “mother” film
Rex BaylonPosted on July 17, 2014 | No CommentsWhile the majority of haha-mono tend to focus on the mother figure's trials and tribulations, director Keisuke Yoshida follows a more investigative plot structure. -
“Hello! Junichi” continues Katsuhito Ishii’s foray into indie film
Rex BaylonPosted on July 14, 2014 | No CommentsIshii has gone from a manic director of surrealist works to a competent and sincere artist with the release of the children's film "Hello! Junichi."