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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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![A Japanese action movie starring Takeshi Kaneshiro alone would prompt a number of women to run to the theaters, no matter what the quality of the film. “K-20: Legend of […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/takako-takeshi-115x115.jpg "“K-20: Legend of the Mask” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival")
“K-20: Legend of the Mask” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 23, 2009 | No CommentsA Japanese action movie starring Takeshi Kaneshiro alone would prompt a number of women to run to the theaters, no matter what the quality of the film. “K-20: Legend of […] -
William Rast Fall 2009 – New York Fashion Week
Inga VascenkovaPosted on June 17, 2009 | No CommentsWhile the William Rast Fall 2009 collection was a definite step up from the previous season, many looks felt over-embellished and over-layered. -
![Day after day all I see are dead people. And so the dead appear to me as serene, even beautiful. By contrast, the despicableness of the living began to irk […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Departures-115x115.jpg "Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 14, 2009 | No CommentsDay after day all I see are dead people. And so the dead appear to me as serene, even beautiful. By contrast, the despicableness of the living began to irk […] -
![What kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review")
“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on May 6, 2009 | No CommentsWhat kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […] -
![Much of the independent film world has now become a frightening landscape of “Juno” clones, and Matt Aselton’s film “Gigantic” (co-scripted by Aselton and Adam Nagata) is proof of this. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/still1-115x115.jpg "Matt Aselton’s “Gigantic” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review")
Matt Aselton’s “Gigantic” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsMuch of the independent film world has now become a frightening landscape of “Juno” clones, and Matt Aselton’s film “Gigantic” (co-scripted by Aselton and Adam Nagata) is proof of this. […] -
“Kobe Doin’ Work” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 2, 2009 | No CommentsSpike Lee's documentary on Kobe Bryant brings the perceived glamour of pro basketball down to a workmanlike science, nearly to the point of monotony. -
![Alexis Manya Spraic’s debut film looks back at the surreal life of Larry Hillblom, the founder and ‘H’ in shipping company DHL who disappeared in a 1995 plane crash. At […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/still5-115x115.jpg "“Shadow Billionaire” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Shadow Billionaire” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 2, 2009 | No CommentsAlexis Manya Spraic’s debut film looks back at the surreal life of Larry Hillblom, the founder and ‘H’ in shipping company DHL who disappeared in a 1995 plane crash. At […] -
![The précis of Bradley Rust Gray’s film “The Exploding Girl” sounds like boilerplate mumblecore. Vacationing college girl Ivy (Zoe Kazan), battling an epileptic condition, has halting and increasingly awkward conversations […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/exploding-girl-still-115x115.jpg "Bradley Rust Gray’s “The Exploding Girl” – Movie Review")
Bradley Rust Gray’s “The Exploding Girl” – Movie Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe précis of Bradley Rust Gray’s film “The Exploding Girl” sounds like boilerplate mumblecore. Vacationing college girl Ivy (Zoe Kazan), battling an epileptic condition, has halting and increasingly awkward conversations […] -
![Jose Padilha creates a devastating and depressing observation of hunger in Brazilian cities and outskirts in the documentary “Garapa.” Leaving behind his usual tales of the Rio favelas in “Bus […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/garapa-still-115x115.jpg "Jose Padilha’s “Garapa” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
Jose Padilha’s “Garapa” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 30, 2009 | No CommentsJose Padilha creates a devastating and depressing observation of hunger in Brazilian cities and outskirts in the documentary “Garapa.” Leaving behind his usual tales of the Rio favelas in “Bus […] -
![The title of Leslie Cockburn’s nothing-if-not-timely documentary “American Casino” says it all, an apt description of the world created by the reckless Wall Street financiers who have brought the U.S. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/american-casino-still-115x115.jpg "Leslie Cockburn’s “American Casino” – Documentary Review")
Leslie Cockburn’s “American Casino” – Documentary Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsThe title of Leslie Cockburn’s nothing-if-not-timely documentary “American Casino” says it all, an apt description of the world created by the reckless Wall Street financiers who have brought the U.S. […]