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Wu Jing and Nicholas Tse headline a star-studded action epic from martial arts master Yuen Woo Ping, adapted from the “Biao Ren” manhua comic books. Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka… Read More
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It has been just over a year since Jackie Chan unleashed upon us the execrable ordeal that was Panda Plan, an abysmal family-focused caper centring on his efforts to save… Read More
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When an ordinary working class family believe they have won the Mark Six Snowball Jackpot, the granddaughter responsible for buying the ticket decides not to tell her relatives that she… Read More
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Sammi Cheng and Dayo Wong headline Jack Ng’s nostalgic, if somewhat watered-down, tale of East TST hostess bars in the early 2000s. Louise Wong and Fish Liew once again prove… Read More
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Wealth and good fortune are the twin engines of the Lunar New Year film season, and Hong Kong filmmaker Philip Yung Tsz-kwong’s The Snowball on a Sunny Day is the… Read More
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According to the Chinese horoscope, those born in the Year of the Horse are characterised as popular, charming and active, as well as energetic and independent. In the Year of… Read More
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The 91st feature film from veteran Japanese director Yoji Yamada is a typically nostalgic affair, in which screen icon Chieko Baisho plays an elderly woman who bonds with her taxi… Read More
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A young woman is forced to live the last day of her life on repeat in the animated sci-fi thriller All You Need Is Kill, which is adapted from Hiroshi… Read More
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In the wartime action drama Gezhi Town, set in a remote mountainous region of China, a group of desperate commoners and untrained soldiers band together to fend off a platoon… Read More
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A rabid chimpanzee runs rampant through a secluded Hawaiian mansion in the no-frills gorefest Primate. Set almost entirely within the confines of a palatial private estate built into a sheer… Read More
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James and Steve dive headfirst into Nia DaCosta’s zombie sequel, a film they admit balances dread, admiration, and humour. Along the way Steve shares how he ALMOST slipped out to… Read More
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Hong Kong movie star and producer Louis Koo Tin-lok is currently rewriting history – and box office records – with the time-travel adventure Back to the Past. Taking in over… Read More
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Jackie Chan strives to paint himself as a respectable father figure yet again in his new comedy drama Unexpected Family, playing an elderly man struggling with Alzheimer’s disease who mistakes… Read More
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Film producer Mark Blaney from Footprint Films joins Steve & James to unpack the 1961 musical classic, West Side Story. Does this beloved best picture winner stand the test of… Read More
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Celebrated South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki died on January 5, just four days after celebrating his 74th birthday. Known affectionately as “The Nation’s Actor”, Ahn starred in more than 100… Read More
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Steve and I discuss Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner, which centres on a group of survivors who must decide how to dispense justice on a man they suspect to be… Read More
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Louis Koo reunites with WARRIORS OF FUTURE director Ng Yuen-fai (together with POSSESSION STREET’s Jack Lai) for another long-gestating sci-fi adventure – a big screen sequel to the 2001 TVB… Read More
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In 2025, Asian cinema continues to make its mark around the world. Animated features from mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as Japan, have shattered box office records, while… Read More
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