SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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From The Elephant Man to The Theory of Everything , cinema regularly adopts the struggles of the disabled to illustrate how true beauty and humanity permeates from within. Many such… Read More
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Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase explores the emotional power of sight and imagery in Radiance, a romance between a young writer and a middle-aged photographer whose sight is failing him. While… Read More
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Touted as the first South Korean film to tackle state-sponsored defection, V.I.P. juggles international diplomacy with a high-stakes police chase, as law enforcers on both sides of the border close… Read More
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2017 is fast becoming the year of Wonder Woman. DC’s feminist icon finally arrived on the big screen, wowing audiences in her stand-alone feature before stealing the limelight from fellow… Read More
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Ambitious, misguided and altogether lacking in a coherent vision, Real is the first feature film directed by South Korean Lee Sa-rang, credited on-screen as “Love Lee”. Judging by the results… Read More
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Aaron Kwok Fu-shing is having a very bad day in Peace Breaker, a remake of the 2014 Korean thriller A Hard Day. As a crooked Chinese cop on the streets… Read More
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The debut feature from Taiwanese documentarian Huang Hsin-yao is an acerbic satire of small-town corruption that has earned awards attention, including 10 nominations (one for best picture) at this month’s… Read More
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A botched suicide pact triggers all manner of spooky shenanigans in The Promise, a formulaic yet effective horror film by Thai writer-director Sophon Sakdaphisit. Read my review Read More
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Already regarded as one of the best places to watch a wide variety of new Asian cinema releases, Hong Kong nevertheless shines a spotlight on far-flung corners of the region… Read More
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It was back in 2004 when director James Wan (The Conjuring, Fast & Furious 7) burst onto the scene with an effective low-budget shocker that pitted two imprisoned strangers against… Read More
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Avengers stars Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner reunite for a very different crime-fighting tale in the snow-capped murder mystery Wind River. Following his screenplays for Sicario and Hell or High… Read More
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Produced with full support from the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and crediting dozens of military advisers, Sky Hunter is just the latest slice of Chinese propaganda to glorify the… Read More
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Adapted from a novel by the bestselling author Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store takes a nostalgic dive into Japan’s not-so-distant past, as three adolescents discover a… Read More
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Each year, thousands of women flock to Hong Kong from some of the poorest regions of Southeast Asia in search of gainful employment as live-in domestic helpers. Read my review Read More
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Two years after it was shot, this military heist thriller from producer and co-writer Luc Besson’s troubled EuropaCorp company has finally seen the light of day. But save for some… Read More
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Addiction can be destructive, to ourselves and those around us – but in Colossal, a young New Yorker’s drinking problem has far more cataclysmic repercussions when it manifests as a… Read More
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Ever since playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and his lead role as Edward Cullen in Twilight, British actor Robert Pattinson, now 31, has fought… Read More
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In this engrossing drama directed by Jang Hun (The Front Line), veteran actor Song Kang-ho ( The Age of Shadows ) delivers an award-worthy performance as taxi driver Kim Man-seob,… Read More
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