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Spook-tober - Three... Extremes REVIEW! A "nice" sample plate of Asian cinema
For this week's episode of Spook-tober, we are joined by Kyle of the What Kind of Asian Are You? podcast. Kyle specializes in sharing stories of Asian diaspora from all across the globe, so we thought it would be fitting for him to help us talk about an anthology film featuring three short films from three acclaimed directors from three different parts of East Asia - this is Three... Extremes.
The first film we talk about is Dumplings from Hong Kong director, Fruit Chan - the story of a fading actress trying desperately to cling to her youth by eating dumplings that contain a secret and forbidden ingredient.
The second film is Cut, directed by South Korean director Park Chan-wook, starring Lee Byung-hun (of KPop Demon Hunters fame). This short tells the story of a film director forced to make an impossible life-or-death decision.
The third and final film in the anthology is Box, directed by legendary Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike. This is a haunting, yet trippy, story of a young novelist who has to reconcile with her guilt over the death of her twin sister.
Kyle brings his experience with Hong Kong, Korean and Japanese cinema in order to analyze these three extreme short films.
If you are a fan of Asian stories, check out the What Kind Of Asian Are You? podcast, where Kyle chats with guests about their experience with Asian identity and diaspora. In fact, why not start with the episode where he talked to us, the Two Asian Blokes?
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00:00 The Start
01:10 What Kind Of Asian Are You?
04:03 Kyle on Asian cinema
30:55 Three... Extremes
32:32 Dumplings by Fruit Chan
46:39 Cut by Park Chan-wook
59:36 Box by Takashi Miike
1:12:30 A "nice" sample plate of Asian cinema
1:17:01 Let's Make a Bad Hollywood Remake
1:29:03 Closing thoughts
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