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Bibhu Mohapatra Fall 2019: Beauty is the elixir for an embittered world
15 February 2019 12:32 PM | No CommentsMid-winter of discontent, the footwear has flattened. The fur has fauxed. And yet Bibhu Mohapatra leans into opulence for his Fall/Winter 2019 collection.
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PyeongChang 2018: Virtue, Moir win gold in ice dance
03 February 2019 4:14 AM | No CommentsTessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada became the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history. Check out our photos and videos from South Korea.
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Film Review: Lee Lik-chi’s “The Lucky Guy” (行運一條龍)
27 January 2019 1:17 PM | No CommentsStephen Chow fans who have not seen his 1998 film “The Lucky Guy” can rejoice: the movie will be re-issued on DVD and Blu-Ray in time for the Lunar New Year.
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Jeju Noodle Culture Street (국수거리) gogi-guksu – South Korea
13 January 2019 12:39 PM | No CommentsJeju Noodle Culture Street is a walkable stretch of 11 restaurants celebrating a dish unique to the island: gogi-guksu, or Japanese-style noodles with pork soup.
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Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
02 January 2019 6:05 PM | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people).
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Film Review: Lee Lik-chi’s “The Lucky Guy” (行運一條龍)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 27, 2019 | No CommentsStephen Chow fans who have not seen his 1998 film “The Lucky Guy” can rejoice: the movie will be re-issued on DVD and Blu-Ray in time for the Lunar New Year. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people). -
“Men on the Dragon” – 2018 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 12, 2018 | No CommentsFearing a round of layoffs, four mid-career telecom workers join the company’s dragon boat team in a bid to avoid the chop in “Men on the Dragon” (逆流大叔). -
Film Review: Johnnie To’s “Election”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 14, 2017 | No Comments"Election” takes the skeleton structure of a gangster flick to tell a very human tale about power and its corrupting effect. -
Johnnie To’s “Three” (三人行) – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Christopher BournePosted on August 3, 2016 | No CommentsA return to his familiar milieu of cops and gangsters, "Three" continues To’s experiments in combining theatrical and cinematic space. -
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: “Ten Years” (十年) a bleak depiction of Hong Kong’s future
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 25, 2016 | No CommentsEven if art did not imitate life, the fictional "Ten Years" is exquisitely shot and acted, focusing on what Hong Kong could look like in the year 2025. -
Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” – 2016 HKIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 27, 2016 | No CommentsMore than two decades later, “Chungking Express” takes on an eerily prophetic tone, with elements on celluloid no longer existing in today's Hong Kong. -
Film Review: Wilson Yip’s “Ip Man 3”
Christopher BournePosted on January 26, 2016 | No CommentsDespite some unfortunate lapses of story and character, “Ip Man 3” still manages to ultimately succeed as satisfying entertainment for a number of reasons. -
Meniscus Magazine asks Michelle Yeoh about…stunts
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 9, 2015 | No CommentsAt the Singapore International Film Festival, we asked Cinema Legend Award honoree Michelle Yeoh about the stunts of today versus yesteryear.
