James Marsh
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A mysterious beast is running amok in the royal court in Monstrum, the first in a wave of upcoming Korean fantasies to blend period drama with full-blown horror. Zombie thriller… Read More
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Julianne Moore’s involvement in a project is normally as reliable a validation of quality filmmaking as one could hope for. But in the case of Bel Canto, Paul Weitz’s adaptation… Read More
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A Mumbai street magician embarks on a European odyssey and gets a taste of the immigrant experience in Ken Scott’s ambitious adaptation of Romain Puertolas’ bestselling novel. The Extraordinary Journey… Read More
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In the Italian city of Milan, Expo 2015 was a six-month celebration of technology and culture built around the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which showcased evolving innovations… Read More
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Almost eight years after production began on Forever Young, the ambitious historical epic finally arrives on Hong Kong screens with precious little fanfare. Despite an all-star Chinese cast, writer-director Li… Read More
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It has been 31 years since the predator first landed on Earth to pick a fight with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Four wildly inferior sequels later, it falls to writer-director Shane Black… Read More
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Inspired by a real-life online query that went viral in Japan and spawned a song and bestselling manga, When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead is… Read More
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An actress of Emma Thompson’s calibre is rarely given a lead role worthy of her talents. In The Children Act, based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the Oscar-winning actress… Read More
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After discovering an out-of-this-world weapon, a teenage boy finds himself on the run with his ex-con brother and a stripper from the authorities, a vicious gangster and some otherworldly enforcers.… Read More
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Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin star in the true story of two young lovers, who agree to sail a yacht across the Pacific, blissfully unaware they are heading into one… Read More
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In his deeply unsettling feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster subjects a grieving suburban family to unspeakable supernatural horrors. While much of mainstream horror looks to recapture the commercial success of… Read More
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Chinese actor-director Jiang Wen ( Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ) completes his Republican Era trilogy with a riotous tale of betrayal, revenge and branded backsides set in 1930s… Read More
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Based on the exploits of South Korean secret agent “Black Venus”, Yoon Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North details how army general Park Suk-young (played by Hwang Jung-min) brokered a bogus… Read More
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Word had travelled across the pond following the world premiere of Krzykowski’s debut feature, that it had failed to deliver on the promise of its schlocky, tongue-in-cheek. What that means,… Read More
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It might read like lazy film criticism, but Gaspar Noe’s Climax is quite literally Fame on acid. Unfolding during a closed-door rehearsal at a dance school, the young nubile students showcase their individual styles… Read More
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Saket Chaudhary’s Bollywood comedy Hindi Medium arrives in Hong Kong following successful runs at both the Indian and Chinese box office, and its tackling of education-related themes is sure to… Read More
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Johnnie To Kei-fung’s Drug War (2012) was an unflinching exposé of China’s drug trade. Often considered the Hong Kong director’s best feature of the past decade, the gritty film details every aspect… Read More
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Hollywood offers the first all-Asian cast since The Joy Luck Club in this blockbuster adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s bestseller. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh star in this watershed… Read More
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