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Kenzo launches biography at the Azzedine Alaïa Association in Paris
25 March 2019 12:30 PM | No CommentsDays after turning 80, the legendary fashion designer appeared at the Association to sign copies of his book, Kenzo Takada, published by Editions du Chêne.
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Han Ka-ram’s “Our Body” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
23 March 2019 1:28 PM | No CommentsAt first glance, Ja-young is a frustrating case study of a NEET poster child in South Korea. And yet, it is difficult to feel sympathetic for her in "Our Body."
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Hiroshi Okuyama’s “Jesus” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
23 March 2019 10:25 AM | No CommentsIn "Jesus," Okuyama - playing the quadruple threat of director, cinematographer, editor and screenplay writer - shines a unique perspective on religion through the eyes of a child.
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Nehera Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week
17 March 2019 3:33 AM | No CommentsThe Nehera Fall/Winter 2019 collection favors the woman who prefers to ease her way into colder weather.
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DROMe Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week
03 March 2019 8:37 AM | No CommentsThe DROMe woman heads into the Fall/Winter 2019 season not really knowing what layer of the atmosphere she wants to occupy.
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South Korea Archive
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“Ordinary Person” – 2017 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsKim Bong-han's picture unabashedly shows that a mass of ordinary people can rewrite an entire nation’s narrative, from tyranny to democracy. -
Film Review: “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” (가려진 시간)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsAlthough "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned" focuses on time travel, a Disney movie this is not, and the consequences are more tragic than whimsical. -
“Fabricated City” – 2017 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsPark Kwang-hyun’s “Fabricated City” is a mishmash of genres and narrative clichés all wrapped into one convoluted conspiracy narrative. -
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. -
Lee Byung-hun wins 2016 Star Asia Award in New York
Yanek ChePosted on November 13, 2016 | No CommentsSouth Korean actor Lee Byung-hun ("Inside Men") was one of three Star Asia Award winners at the 2016 New York Asian Film Festival. -
“Sori: Voice from the Heart” (로봇, 소리) – 2016 SDAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 12, 2016 | No CommentsA father searches for his missing daughter and a secret satellite crashes to Earth in the thoughtful, and surprisingly moving, "Sori: Voice from the Heart." -
Film Review: “The Lovers and the Despot”
Christopher BournePosted on September 29, 2016 | No CommentsThe story of two South Koreans drafted into making films in North Korea potentially makes for a great movie. “The Lovers and the Despot” isn’t that film. -
Film Review: “Operation Chromite”
Christopher BournePosted on August 22, 2016 | No Comments“Operation Chromite”’s main weakness is that it treats all its characters as cardboard patriotic symbols rather than actual relatable people. -
“Train to Busan” (부산행) – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on August 2, 2016 | No CommentsCritics have been nearly unanimous in calling "Train to Busan" one of the best zombie flicks in years, and while it is that, it also has glaring flaws. -
“The Boys Who Cried Wolf” – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 6, 2016 | No CommentsKim Jin-Hwang's feature debut "The Boys Who Cried Wolf" has established the director as another filmmaking force to be reckoned with in South Korea.
