Fantasy
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Acclaimed Hong Kong cinematographer Peter Pau takes another swing at directing a major motion picture with this grand scale fantasy about legendary demon queller Zhong Kui. Assisted by co-director Zhao… Read More
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I had no interest in watching what appeared to be yet another post-Twilight supernatural romance actually turned out ot be one of the best examples of the genre. Aidan Ehrenreich… Read More
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Disney’s classic tale of beautiful maidens, wicked witches and dashing prince charmings ushered in a new era of animated filmmaking at a time when the entire industry was looking to… Read More
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I was unfamiliar with the source material of this Twilight-esque tale of angels and demons walking the Earth amongst us. The film was fairly resoundingly dismissed upon released, both by… Read More
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I never got around to seeing the first film in the series that looked like little more than an American knock-off of Harry Potter, albeit one embroiled in the world… Read More
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I remember when I saw the first teaser trailer to Epic almost a year ago. Set to the gorgeous strains of Snow Patrol’s What If This Storm Ends? It looking… Read More
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The great thing about attending a large international film festival like HKIFF is the element of discovery. There is always plenty of variety on offer, much of which even someone… Read More
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While the title doesn’t offer much of a clue, Taniguchi Hitonori’s film is a loving homage to the work of directors like Quentin Tarantino, Tobe Hooper and Iguchi Noboru. Centring… Read More
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“Deru-cine” is a special filmmaking project helmed by writer Goto Hirohito, which discards the traditional notion of audiences watching films (“miru cinema”), in favour of appearing in the film themselves… Read More
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Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-man) re-teams with James Franco for this big budget prequel to the classic MGM musical, dispensing with the songs but layering on the lurid 3D… Read More
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Sam Raimi’s spiritual prequel to MGM’s 1939 evergreen classic, The Wizard of Oz, is an incredibly mixed bag, that shows a degree of visual flourish and fun for younger viewers,… Read More
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I am in serious danger of over-hyping Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer, for the simple reason that I thought it was going to be rubbish, and it really isn’t.… Read More
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Bryan Singer’s big screen update of the classic fairytale proves a surprisingly fun slice of old fashioned escapism. Read my full review here Read More
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I had little interest or faith in Stephen Chow’s latest retelling of the classic Chinese fantasy, but there is some enjoyment to be had. The story, which is essentially the… Read More
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A full year after it emerged as the buzz title from Sundance 2012, Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild finally reaches Hong Kong, buoyed up by 4 Academy Award… Read More
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Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star in Tommy Wirkola’s fantasy sequel to the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale. What looked and sounded like a dreadful idea from the outset turns out… Read More
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First-time feature director Rupert Sanders finds himself at the helm of this ambitious, straight-faced adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm fairy-tale, with Kristen Stewart cast as the “fairest of them all”,… Read More
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