SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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According to Chinese symbology, those born in the Year of the Snake are often regarded as intelligent, if somewhat unscrupulous, characters. In film, however, the snake has been portrayed as… Read More
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An ambitious, if ultimately unsuccessful, comedy thriller from first-time filmmakers Kurt Yuen, Trevor Choi and Cyrus Lo, Fresh Off Markham packs a number of pointed issues into a triple-stranded, Tarantino-inspired narrative set… Read More
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Controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice began showing in Hong Kong cinemas on Thursday – despite an official release date of November 28 – but the film had not escaped local censors… Read More
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Comedian Jimmy O. Yang lands the role of his dreams in Interior Chinatown – stylised on-screen as Int. Chinatown – playing a lowly waiter at a family-run restaurant who discovers he is… Read More
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Finding your one true love is challenging enough at the best of times, but borders on the impossible when one of you is dead. This is the central challenge facing… Read More
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They say Christmas comes but once a year, but festivities are starting early this season with the release this week of action comedy Red One. The film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the… Read More
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At October’s Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, Netflix dominated the headlines as it premiered a number of upcoming films and TV shows. Among the offerings was Beyond Goodbye, a… Read More
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Gwei Lun-mei and Luke Evans fail to make sparks fly in this sluggish action effort from writer-producer Luc Besson. Read More
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KIm Go-eun and Steve Sanghyun Noh star in E.oni’s mould-breaking romcom. Read More
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The on-screen coupling of Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, known collectively as “FreenBecky” to their legions of adoring fans, transitions to the big screen in Uranus 2324, a sprawling… Read More
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Jackie Chan’s latest family-oriented action caper, Panda Plan, closes with a title card stating that “no animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture” before clarifying that “all the animal… Read More
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The 29th Busan International Film Festival opened last week with the world premiere of the period action epic Uprising, written by Park Chan-wook and Shin Chul, and starring Gang Dong-won. Questions… Read More
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Nick Cheung Ka-fai plays a former soldier on a quest to take down a Golden Triangle drug cartel in Go for Broke, a ludicrous action thriller from actor-turned-director Marc Ma Yuhe.… Read More
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Rising Korean stars Hong Kyung and Roh Yoon-seo are gifted a romantic vehicle seemingly tailor-made for their inimitable charms in Hear Me: Our Summer. A beat-for-beat remake of the 2009 Taiwanese… Read More
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Korean superstar Song Joong-ki jets off on his latest international adventure in director Kim Seong-je’s exasperating Bogota: City of the Lost. The film chronicles the transformation of an impoverished Korean immigrant… Read More
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The heart continues to yearn for its beloved even after death. At least, this is the notion put forward by Beyond Goodbye, a new Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and… Read More
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Show business is portrayed as a hostile work environment for women yet again in Born for the Spotlight, Netflix’s latest prestige drama series from Taiwan. Written and directed by actress Yen… Read More
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Korean superstar Gang Dong-won plays a former slave who becomes the leader of a rebellion in Uprising, a lavish period epic from Kim Sang-man (Midnight FM). The film opened the 29th… Read More
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