RTHK RADIO 3
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Clint Eastwood returns to our screens as a grizzled horticulturalist driven out of business by the Internet, who reluctantly becomes a drug mule for the Mexican cartels to make ends… Read More
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More than a decade since Zhang Yimou’s last foray into the wuxia (martial arts) genre, the celebrated filmmaker returns with Shadow, a visually ravishing tale of intrigue and deception that… Read More
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Already a huge awards success, Farrelly takes a more serious tack than his 90s hits, detailing the true story of Doc Don Shirley’s troubled tour of the 60s Deep South.… Read More
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Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone climb back into the ring to face off against Dolph Lundgren and Florian Munteanu in a film that is as much a sequel to… Read More
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Drew Goddard’s return to the big screen is a star-studded slice of noirish pulp, featuring an impressive ensemble of Hollywood class. But is it any good? Download the podcast Read More
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It’s become an Internet meme and Netflix claims it’s one of their biggest ever hits, but is this simply a blind retread of A Quiet Place, or is there more… Read More
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“What if [second world war escape epic] The Battleship Island was more like La La Land?” appears to have been the pitch behind Kang Hyeong-chul’s tap-dance-infused prisoner-of-war drama. However, Swing… Read More
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Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh has come to embody for many the quintessential tortured artist. Young, broke and unrecognised in his time, Van Gogh battled mental illness and poverty throughout… Read More
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Surprising absolutely nobody, Michael Bay relinquishes the directorial reins of the Transformers franchise and the results are exponentially better. Download the podcast Read More
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Lee Chang-dong returns to the theme of disaffected youth for his mesmerising story of a love/hate triangle between a young man, an emotionally detached foreigner and the care-free woman caught… Read More
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Another year over, and another 10 films to hold aloft above all others. Enjoy! Download the podcast (at 18:30) Read More
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Max Zhang Jin reprises his role from Ip Man 3, taking centre stage to help defend his neighbourhood from Kevin Cheng’s evil gang of drug dealers. Along the way he… Read More
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Following the adventures of Wreck-It Ralph, the dynamic duo ventures into the internet in the hopes of buying a steering wheel for Vaneloppe’s game, resulting in more madcap escapades and… Read More
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The DCEU recruits James Wan to helm the first solo outing for their watery superhero, with Jason Momoa diving effortlessly into a bonkers adventure epic complete with seahorses, giant kaiju… Read More
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Adapted from Lynda La Plante’s 1980s TV show, Steve McQueen delivers a riveting crime thriller propelled by a quartet of ferocious female leads, who go toe-to-toe with Chicago’s gangland impresarios… Read More
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Peter Jackson writes and produces this ambitious adaptation of Philip Reeve’s popular Post-apocalyptic steampunk novel, but the results leave a lot to be desired. Download the podcast Read More
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Presented as a fantastical mystery with stand-out visual effects, Homestay is at its heart more a conventional drama about the struggles of adolescence. The supernatural presence in Thai filmmaker Parkpoom… Read More
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Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston both try to make sense out of this poorly conceived adaptation of the classic E.T.A. Hoffmann short story and Tchaikovsky ballet. The results are occasionally… Read More
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