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Kung fu epic The Assassin is impossibly, breathtakingly, stupidly gorgeous

Kung fu epic The Assassin is impossibly, breathtakingly, stupidly gorgeous

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We’re at Fantastic Fest this week and are bringing you impressions of our favorite films shown at the event. For all of our hot, hot takes, head over here. /// Hou Hsiao-Hsien has been working for a long time (he’s 68), but The Assassin has more verve than stuff from directors half his age. It’s an
There will be no hanky-panky in Chinese console games, apparently

There will be no hanky-panky in Chinese console games, apparently

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It seems Russia is not the only regime making moralistic demands on videogames that seem outrageous to our modern Western lifestyles. According to the gaijin-centric Rocket News 24, China too is getting in on the censorship train, issuing statements to Japanese developers saying that characters wear