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“The Key” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
16 June 2019 12:33 PM | No CommentsWhat made "The Key" so popular amongst both the audience and the jury? An unexpected and somewhat controversial blend of fiction and documentary narratives.
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“Into the Light” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
05 June 2019 4:35 AM | No CommentsOffering a radical new way to experience music, "Into the Light" allows the listener to interact with it by regulating the special relationship with its source.
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Photos from the 2019 Amazing Comic Con Aloha
30 May 2019 6:50 AM | No CommentsSelect scenes from the event in pictures are divided into two groups: the general atmosphere, and the writers and illustrators that make the convention possible every year.
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“Traitor” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
27 May 2019 5:34 AM | No CommentsThis espionage thriller for two audience members and two performers successfully combines live action, interaction, puzzle-solving and virtual reality.
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Japan’s first A&W? It’s in Okinawa.
25 May 2019 1:26 AM | No CommentsIn a part of Japan that has embraced Spam musubi and taco rice, it's easy to see why the A&W brand has survived for more than 55 years there.
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“Mrs. Fang” – 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 10, 2018 | No CommentsThe greatest triumph of "Mrs. Fang" is perhaps how little it takes to say so much about the complex rituals of death as a communal experience. -
“Youth” (芳华) – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsCentred around three People’s Liberation Army dance troupe members as they live through ‘70s and ‘80s China, “Youth” (芳华) is the latest from Feng Xiaogang. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2016
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAnother year, another Top 10: our look at the most-read articles in Meniscus Magazine for 2016! For the first time, a sports article tops our list. -
Film Review: Stephen Chow’s “The Mermaid”
Christopher BournePosted on July 12, 2016 | No CommentsStephen Chow, the beloved Hong Kong auteur, now has a major jewel to add to his crown with his latest film, the manic ecological parable “The Mermaid.” -
Film Review: Raman Hui’s “Monster Hunt”
Christopher BournePosted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsAs far as hybrid CG animation/live-action blockbusters go, “Monster Hunt” is certainly one of the weirdest films in Chinese box-office history. -
Film Review: Tsui Hark’s “The Taking of Tiger Mountain”
Christopher BournePosted on January 5, 2015 | No Comments"The Taking of Tiger Mountain" revamps a popular 1957 novel set during the Chinese Civil War and turns it into a 3D extravaganza, with mixed results. -
“Five Minutes to Tomorrow” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 13, 2014 | No CommentsThe issues of time and identity surface in multiple ways in the latest feature by Isao Yukisada ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World"). -
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. -
Film Review: Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s “Web Junkie”
Christopher BournePosted on August 8, 2014 | No Comments"Web Junkie" is set in China, which is the first country in the world to officially designate Internet addiction as a clinical disorder.
