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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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“Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn” – 2015 Japan Cuts Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 8, 2015 | No CommentsJuichiro Yamasaki’s sophomore feature, "Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn," falters when it moves into more stylized and metaphoric visual territory. -
“The Vancouver Asahi” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 5, 2015 | No CommentsThoughtfully written and shot, "The Vancouver Asahi" tells the true story of a Japanese-Canadian baseball team dealing with the specter of World War II. -
Namewee’s “Banglasia” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2015 | No Comments"Banglasia" is the latest film by Namewee that was promptly banned in his home country of Malaysia. A look at the cast quickly reveals why. -
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic alums in the 2015 NBA Draft
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 28, 2015 | No CommentsMeniscus Magazine decided to take a look at six players from the past two Coaches vs. Cancer Classics who were chosen in the Top 60 of the 2015 NBA Draft. -
“This Country’s Sky” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 27, 2015 | No CommentsIn this World War II narrative told from the perspective of two women, Haruhiko Arai trusts that the audience will follow him wherever he goes. -
“My Love, Don’t Cross That River” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Jason BoltePosted on June 26, 2015 | No Comments"My Love, Don't Cross That River" knocked "Interstellar" off the top spot in the box office and became the highest-grossing Korean documentary of all time. -
“It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 25, 2015 | No Comments"It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" is full of cliché tropes and based on the premise of a white guy teaching an Asian woman about her cultural roots. -
WNBA 2015: Mystics beat winless L.A. Sparks, 84-80
Kwai ChanPosted on June 24, 2015 | No CommentsThe Washington Mystics (5-2) managed to scratch out a win by making five of eight free throws to beat the winless Los Angeles Sparks at home. -
CRES. E DIM. Fall 2015 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 24, 2015 | No CommentsIt was quite a surprise to witness designer Kim Hong-bum's departure from his past aesthetic in the CRES. E DIM. Fall 2015 collection. -
Erik Shirai’s “The Birth of Saké” – 2015 Tribeca Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2015 | No CommentsA startlingly intimate view of a little-known craft, “The Birth of Saké” details the arduous production of the Japanese beverage at a traditional brewery.