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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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Paris 2024: Oh Sang-uk wins South Korea’s first Olympic men’s individual fencing sabre gold
22 June 2025 10:11 AM | No CommentsFor all their accolades in the team sabre event, South Korea individual results were here and there. That changed in Paris.
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“Moonwalkers” – 2015 BiFan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 29, 2015 | No CommentsPart stoner comedy, film about film, cockney gangster actioner and genre lampoon, "Moonwalkers" is a loving homage to Stanley Kubrick’s films. -
Sion Sono’s “Love & Peace” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsOne of several feature films by Sion Sono this year, it truly pays to give the rough edges in "Love & Peace" a pass. -
Miguel Ángel Vivas’ “Extinction” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsTwo men who hate each other + one girl + one dog + zombies = the film "Extinction," which made its world premiere at Fantasia 2015. -
Fantasia 2015: The Real Miyagi, Cash Only, Tales of Halloween
Paul KazeePosted on July 27, 2015 | No CommentsA look at two world premieres ("Cash Only," "Tales of Halloween") and a documentary about a karate master ("The Real Miyagi") at Fantasia 2015 in Montreal. -
Eric Cherrière’s “Cruel” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 26, 2015 | No CommentsMove over Henry, there’s a new portrait of a serial killer in town, and this one is far creepier than you…perhaps because he’s frighteningly far more relatable. -
Ringo Lam’s “Wild City” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 26, 2015 | No CommentsThere are flashes of brilliance in "Wild City," but Lam needs to resist the corrupting influence of a digital toolbox. Still, it is great to have him back. -
Book Review: The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 26, 2015 | No CommentsWith an assured, comedic and terrifying look at the tech changes sweeping the fashion industry, Sykes and Piazza leave no stone unturned in The Knockoff. -
July Jung’s “A Girl at My Door” – 2015 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 24, 2015 | No CommentsThe extraordinary "A Girl at My Door" tackles abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia, alcoholism, exploitation of illegal workers and a broken justice system. -
Fantasia 2015: JeruZalem, Raiders!, Assassination Classroom
Paul KazeePosted on July 24, 2015 | No CommentsShort reviews of three selections in the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival: "JeruZalem" (nay), "Raiders!" (yea) and "Assassination Classroom" (nay). -
“(T)ERROR” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 23, 2015 | No CommentsIn this documentary, an FBI informant allows two filmmakers to follow him as he goes undercover in an effort to get close to a suspected terrorist sympathizer.