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10 Asian Films about Weddings

Your wedding day should be one of the happiest days of your life, yet it can also be one of the most stressful. From the months of planning, to interfering… Read More
The Films of Bill Condon Ranked

The road to success has been a rocky one for Academy Award-winning writer-director Bill Condon. His films have grossed US$3 billion worldwide, and he has worked with some of the… Read More
11 Films to See at Macau 2019

The International Film Festival & Awards Macao returns for its fourth edition in December – a six-day celebration of the best in world cinema that includes some of the year’s… Read More
12 Must-See Movies This Autumn

The summer may be over, but Hollywood shows no sign of letting up on the must-see movies. Autumn means awards season, as the studios jostle to make the biggest splash… Read More
10 Asian Films About Growing Up and Getting Old

Cinema is filled with stories about journeys, and none more so than the long, slow march towards death that each of us must travel. Ageing and mortality are inevitable facts… Read More
Hong Kong Summer IFF Preview

The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s summer showpiece has arrived, with a rich and diverse selection of new offerings, many fresh from the Cannes Film Festival, together with an exciting… Read More
The Films of Bong Joon-ho Ranked

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho made history at the Cannes Film Festival last month when his new movie, Parasite , became the first from his homeland to win the Palme… Read More
10 Best Japanese Godzilla Sequels

Sixty-five years after the release of Godzilla, nothing has withered the impact or influence of this atomic-fuelled Japanese masterpiece. Conceived as a direct response to King Kong, which enjoyed a… Read More
Anthony Wong Interview

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang was the toast of northern Italy this month, when he received the Golden Mulberry award for outstanding achievement at the 21st Far East Film… Read More
Summer 2019 Preview

With the release of Avengers: Endgame this week, summer season has arrived in earnest. From now until the end of August, cinemas will be packed with the biggest, most audacious… Read More
Best Caregiver Movies

Three of this week’s new releases in Hong Kong cinemas focus on the strained relationships between elderly or disabled patients and their hired help. In Oliver Chan Siu-kuen’s debut Still… Read More
HKIFF 2019 Preview

Boasting more than 230 films from 63 different countries, the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival kicks off on March 18. A 15-day celebration of the very best in world… Read More
10 biggest Asian snubs for Best Foreign Language Oscar of the last decade

This weekend, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma will make Oscars history if it becomes the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Should it do so, the Oscar… Read More
The Films of Luca Guadagnino Ranked

In 2017, Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino achieved worldwide recognition for his coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name, which earned four Academy Award nominations and made a star of its… Read More
5 Classic Asian Terminal Illness Romances

More Than Blue, the Taiwanese remake of the 2009 South Korean tear-jerker, is sending audiences reaching for the Kleenex once again. It stars Jasper Liu Yi-hao as a young man… Read More
Lee Chang-dong’s Films Ranked

Arguably the most celebrated filmmaker working in South Korea, Lee Chang-dong came to the art form relatively late. The acclaimed playwright, theatre director and novelist penned his first screenplay in… Read More
My Top 10 of 2018

Another year over, and another 10 films to hold aloft above all others. Enjoy! Download the podcast (at 18:30) Read More
Nicolas Cage Interview

After 40 years and close to 100 acting credits, Nicolas Cage is more prolific than ever. The Oscar winner, who turns 55 next month, was in Macau last weekend serving… Read More