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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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“Gangster Pay Day” (大茶飯) – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 10, 2014 | No CommentsLee Po Cheung rolled the dice in his third feature film, offering a mix of genres to show his triad characters navigating through life when not ordering hits. -
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. -
Sion Sono’s “Tokyo Tribe” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2014 | No CommentsIn "Tokyo Tribe," Sono has delivered a feast of sight and sound that will convert critics of musicals on the widescreen. -
“Love Never Fails” cast, director discuss topic of suicide
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 5, 2014 | No CommentsWhile Min Byung-hun’s “Love Never Fails” (사랑이이긴다) is based on the true story of a teen girl's suicide, the film focuses more on the psychological aftermath. -
Kiet Le-Van’s “Gentle” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 3, 2014 | No Comments"Gentle," the title of the Vietnamese director's latest film, is a nod to the short story from which it was adapted, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "A Gentle Creature." -
Baek Jaeho’s “We Will Be OK” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 3, 2014 | No CommentsA film about a director trying to make a film. It's an overused plot device that takes on a greater meaning in actor-turned-director Baek's debut feature. -
“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. -
A Sonny Chiba interview: Acting, martial arts and family
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 3, 2014 | No CommentsSonny Chiba talked to Meniscus Magazine about his work and why – when asked about his proudest achievement – he still strives for more. -
In “Happy Fun Room,” Greg Pak once again explores timeless sci-fi
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 31, 2014 | No CommentsThe short film "Happy Fun Room" is a thought-provoking take on Pak's preferred genre, with a setting disarmingly teetering between past, present and future.