Review
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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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Veteran Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga completes her thematically connected “Northern Trilogy” with a sweeping and at times experimental melodrama in which an ageing war widow wrestles with senility and reconnects… Read More
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Donnie Yen plays a former US Marine and troubled teen who returns to his Hong Kong secondary school to mentor struggling students. Broad emotional strokes and hugely entertaining fight sequences… Read More
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The ABBA jukebox musical returns, both a prequel and a sequel to the 2008 smash hit. Lily James portrays Donna’s formative years, and in doing so steals the show from… Read More
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Jason Statham and Li Bingbing go up against a giant prehistoric shark in this high concept but ultimately rather toothless monster movie that targets a mainstream mainland audience over the… Read More
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Although barely six months have passed since his adaptation of Joo Ho-min’s webtoon Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds became a box-office sensation, writer-director Kim Yong-hwa has delivered a… Read More
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Ewan McGregor plays a middle-aged and overworked Christopher Robin, whose neglect of his family duties inspires a much-needed visit from his childhood friend, Winnie the Pooh. (at 13:19) Read More
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Joaquin Phoenix was named best actor at last year’s Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of a suicidal war veteran who tracks down runaways in Lynne Ramsay’s brutal yet occasionally… Read More
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Adapted from a novel by Japanese porn star Mana Sakura, ironically titled The Lowlife unfolds over a single weekend and follows a trio of women through their experiences in Tokyo’s… Read More
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