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Recent Posts
- May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
- M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
- Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
- MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
- MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
- MLB: Dodgers 5, Reds 1 (Aug. 27, 2025) – Ohtani records first win as a Dodgers pitcher
- Another gold medal, another world record for Mondo Duplantis
- In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
- “A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
- Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
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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."