James Marsh
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More than 40 years after the event, “Operation Thunderbolt” is still widely regarded as one of the most successful hostage-rescue missions in history. 7 Days in Entebbe recreates this politically… Read More
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Featuring more than 230 films from 60 different countries, the 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival is set to bring the finest cinematic delights from around the world to the… Read More
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As the epilogue of Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown promised two years ago, the action moves from Bangkok to New York in this high-energy, lowbrow sequel, which has already proved a… Read More
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Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut stars Jessica Chastain as the real-life mastermind behind a high-stakes underground poker game that attracted some of the biggest names in Hollywood, sports and the criminal… Read More
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Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with Paul Thomas Anderson for an immaculately constructed tale of obsession, power, romance and fashion in 1950s London. Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville offer incredible support, as… Read More
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Fifteen years after Lara Croft raided her last tomb on the big screen, a reboot of the successful Tomb Raider video game series has gained a new following among gamers,… Read More
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In Tramontane, a young blind musician in present-day Beirut discovers that the identity card he has carried all along is a fake, setting in motion a series of revelations that… Read More
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Widely considered the most famous whistle-blower in American history, “Deep Throat” helped The Washington Post break the Watergate scandal, which led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in… Read More
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This morning on RTHK Radio 3’s Morning Brew, I committed to my 2018 Oscar predictions. Stand-in host Judd Boaz and I covered most of the major categories, but not all.… Read More
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Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence (no relation) for this post-cold-war spy thriller, in which she plays a ballerina-turned-spy tasked with hunting down a Russian mole.… Read More
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Marking the 30th anniversary of South Korea’s June Democracy Movement, 1987: When the Day Comes is the latest politically charged drama to emerge from a country regularly embroiled in government… Read More
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The opening of The Square, the art-world satire by Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund, observes the destruction of a historic statue and cobbled courtyard outside Stockholm’s Museum of Modern Art –… Read More
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Billed as “a Russian Gravity”, Klim Shipenko’s Salyut 7 is the thrilling retelling of one of the most technically complicated space missions in human history. When the Soviets lose contact… Read More
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Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and stars Saoirse Ronan as a frustrated and confused 17-year-old. (at 22:24) Read More
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Wuba, the radish-shaped heir to the monster throne, is in trouble again, but this time Tony Leung Chiu Wai is on hand to protect him in Raman Hui’s big budget… Read More
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Marvel’s 18th superhero outing proves a cultural landmark of unprecedented proportions, as Chadwick Boseman’s Wakandan Prince T’Challa takes on the mantle of Black Panther, in order to protect his kingdom… Read More
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When her older boyfriend dies, transgender waitress Marina, finds herself under violent scrutiny from the police, hospital and the dead man’s family. (at 12:28) Read More
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Aaron Kwok again transforms into the mischievous Sun Wukong for the third instalment of Soi Cheang’s blockbuster holiday franchise. This time, however, the focus is not on Wukong himself, but… Read More
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