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“It stopped, the rain. Wanted to check my tree, the apple.” Review of Tekkonkinkreet

Coming from the dream combination of the emphatically cool Studio 4C and much admired manga-ka Taiyou “Ping Pong” Matsumoto, Tekkonkinkreet is a movie I’ve long waited to see. Based on those two names alone, you should expect several things – … Continue reading

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A movie about Ping Pong, can’t be good, surely?

One of my favourite films of all time; a charming and philosophical portrait of human nature painted by an eccentric quartet of characters in love with ping pong. Here’s why. Continue reading

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