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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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Review: Herman Yau’s “Whispers and Moans”
Christopher BournePosted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsDespite its title, Herman Yau’s "Whispers and Moans" is an un-romanticized depiction of the lives of several prostitutes who work out of a hostess club. -
WNBA 2011: Mercury 86, Mystics 79
Kwai ChanPosted on August 29, 2011 | No CommentsPhotos from the Phoenix Mercury's win over the Washington Mystics in Washington, D.C. -
Serena Williams wins 2011 Rogers Cup, gains seeding for U.S. Open
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 28, 2011 | No CommentsWilliams continued her form in Toronto and won her second straight title, beating Samantha Stosur, 6-4, 6-2, in the final. -
American legends steal the show at 2011 Rogers Cup
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 27, 2011 | No CommentsAndre Agassi, Michael Chang, Jim Courier and John McEnroe proved that they not only still have the competitive chops, but also provided a reminder of what the ATP Tour is currently lacking today. -
![Yelling to the Sky, actress-turned-director Victoria Mahoney’s debut feature, immediately sets up what we’re in for in its very first scene, that of its protagonist Sweetness (Zoe Kravitz) being beaten […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tumblr_lqisrzFPHD1qlaxkn-115x115.jpg "Review: Victoria Mahoney’s “Yelling to the Sky”")
Review: Victoria Mahoney’s “Yelling to the Sky”
Christopher BournePosted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsYelling to the Sky, actress-turned-director Victoria Mahoney’s debut feature, immediately sets up what we’re in for in its very first scene, that of its protagonist Sweetness (Zoe Kravitz) being beaten […] -
![The opening moments of Scorsese’s first feature (1967) encapsulate the iconography/obsessions that would inform the rest of his career. Over sharp booming sounds that reverberate like the hand of God, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Knocking-at-My-Door-115x115.jpg "Review: Martin Scorsese’s “Who’s That Knocking at My Door”")
Review: Martin Scorsese’s “Who’s That Knocking at My Door”
Christopher BournePosted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe opening moments of Scorsese’s first feature (1967) encapsulate the iconography/obsessions that would inform the rest of his career. Over sharp booming sounds that reverberate like the hand of God, […] -
![In an early scene in Secret Sunshine, a pharmacist is attempting to persuade Shin-ae (Jeon Do-yeon), a widowed piano teacher who has come to the town of Miryang with her […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/secret-sunshine-poster-115x115.jpg "Film Review: Lee Chang-dong’s “Secret Sunshine”")
Film Review: Lee Chang-dong’s “Secret Sunshine”
Christopher BournePosted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsIn an early scene in Secret Sunshine, a pharmacist is attempting to persuade Shin-ae (Jeon Do-yeon), a widowed piano teacher who has come to the town of Miryang with her […] -
![Lee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ad-Lib-Night-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”")
Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”
Christopher BournePosted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsLee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […] -
![Let’s start with the good news: the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) has a very full lineup this Sunday. The bad news: the two features I prescreened are not particularly […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/weddingpalace-115x115.jpg "Two mediocre films close out 2011 Asian American International Film Festival")
Two mediocre films close out 2011 Asian American International Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsLet’s start with the good news: the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) has a very full lineup this Sunday. The bad news: the two features I prescreened are not particularly […] -
![Successful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Woman-on-the-Beach-115x115.jpg "Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”")
Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”
Christopher BournePosted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsSuccessful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […]