RTHK RADIO 3
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In 1978, John Carpenter first unleashed the faceless killer Michael Myers on an unsuspecting population of precocious teenagers, giving rise to the slasher genre and changing the horror landscape forever.… Read More
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We’ve probably all seen enough zombies and “films within films” to last a dozen lifetimes, yet Shinichiro Ueda’s innovative horror comedy proves there is still nourishment to be sucked from… Read More
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Timo Tjahanto pits The Raid stars Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais against each other in a bombastic, exhausting rollercoaster of bone-crunching action, in which a triad foot-soldier grows a conscience… Read More
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Bradley Cooper reveals himself to be a more than competent musician and an excellent director in this reimagining of the classic narrative, as a washed-up rock star who discovers the… Read More
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Pretty, precocious teens meet their grisly end at a Halloween themed theme park in this derivative and occasionally nasty slasher. (at 11:30) Read More
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John Cho becomes the first Asian American actor ever to headline a mainstream Hollywood thriller in Aneesh Chaganty’s inventive webcam drama about a father searching for his missing daughter. Read More
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Gareth Evans, director of The Raid, returns home to Wales and whips up this dark, gothic, pseudo-religious thriller in the vein of The Wicker Man and Hammer Horror. (at 24:20) Read More
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The first solo feature from director Jevons Au focuses on the numerous problems and challenges facing special needs children, their families and the education system that struggles to accommodate them. Read More
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Damien Chazelle follows up his best director Oscar win for La La Land with a thrilling re-enactment of mankind’s giant leap. Ryan Gosling is perfectly cast as Neil Armstrong, the… 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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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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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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