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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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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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Film Archive
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“The Hallow” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 18, 2015 | No CommentsIn the Irish horror film "The Hallow," you've got only one good legitimate scare. But hey, there’s a moral: Never, ever store your baby in a cupboard. -
“La La La at Rock Bottom” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 17, 2015 | No CommentsA young man is ambushed, beaten senseless and left for dead in "La La La at Rock Bottom," a wonderfully delightful film by Nobuhiro Yamashita. -
“Kung Fu Killer” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 16, 2015 | No CommentsThough the script too often takes a full body bath in cornball soup, the final fight sequence of "Kung Fu Killer" is easily worth the price of admission. -
“Ruined Heart – Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore” – 2015 BiFan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 16, 2015 | No CommentsStarring Tadanobu Asano, "Ruined Heart – Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore" demands an audience that is not afraid to be challenged. -
“Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn” – 2015 Japan Cuts Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 8, 2015 | No CommentsJuichiro Yamasaki’s sophomore feature, "Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn," falters when it moves into more stylized and metaphoric visual territory. -
“The Vancouver Asahi” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 5, 2015 | No CommentsThoughtfully written and shot, "The Vancouver Asahi" tells the true story of a Japanese-Canadian baseball team dealing with the specter of World War II. -
Namewee’s “Banglasia” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2015 | No Comments"Banglasia" is the latest film by Namewee that was promptly banned in his home country of Malaysia. A look at the cast quickly reveals why. -
“This Country’s Sky” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 27, 2015 | No CommentsIn this World War II narrative told from the perspective of two women, Haruhiko Arai trusts that the audience will follow him wherever he goes. -
“My Love, Don’t Cross That River” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Jason BoltePosted on June 26, 2015 | No Comments"My Love, Don't Cross That River" knocked "Interstellar" off the top spot in the box office and became the highest-grossing Korean documentary of all time. -
“It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 25, 2015 | No Comments"It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" is full of cliché tropes and based on the premise of a white guy teaching an Asian woman about her cultural roots.