Hong Kong
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Aaron Kwok again transforms into the mischievous Sun Wukong for the third instalment of Soi Cheang’s blockbuster holiday franchise. This time, however, the focus is not on Wukong himself, but… Read More
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Stephy Tang continues her evolution from rom-com popette into legitimate dramatic leading lady as a pregnant police detective confronted by a teenage girl who confesses to murdering her parents. (at… 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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Chapman To writes, directs and stars in this Hong Kong-based karate drama that transforms Stephy Tang from a frivolous starlet into a legitimate martial arts performer. Tang plays the half-Chinese,… Read More
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After a string of scene-stealing supporting roles, a bleach blond Zhang Jin takes the lead in Jonathan Li’s The Brink, as a renegade Hong Kong cop on the trail of… 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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Donnie Yen takes on a less physical, more dramatic role, opposite Andy Lau, reprising his Lee Rock character from the 90s. (at 11:44) Unfortunately the audio is a little bit… Read More
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Louis Koo plays a vengeful cop rampaging through Thailand in Paradox, the third instalment of Hong Kong’s SPL action franchise. Director Wilson Yip returns to the helm, as does action… Read More
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Vincent Zhao stars as the eponymous military tactician in Gordon Chan’s sweeping action epic, following the efforts of the Ming army to keep a fleet of fearsome Japanese pirates at… Read More
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Herman Yau and Anthony Wong reunite for a grisly supernatural horror that tells parallel narratives in the 90s and Japanese-occupied Hong Kong. Listen to my review Read More
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Pang Ho Cheung reunites Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue for a third dose of contemporary Hong Kong romantic woes in the third part of his surprisingly amusing trilogy. Read More
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Shawn Yue and Eric Tsang headline an award-winning gritty, low-budget drama about the daily struggles of Hong Kong’s under-privileged. Read More
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When a vampire bite has no effect on young Tim, he is introduced to an underground organisation known as the Vampire Cleanup Department. He also falls in love with a… Read More
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Making an early bid for worst film of 2017, Chris Chow’s (Strawberry Cliff) remarkably underwhelming psycho-thriller stars Cherry Ngan as a kidnap victim reunited with her wealthy family after 12… Read More
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Renowned patriot Jackie Chan reaffirms his pledge of allegiance to China in Railroad Tigers, playing Ma Yuan, a Shandong railway worker who leads a plucky band of guerilla fighters in… Read More
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Nearly 40 years after Chor Yuen launched his acting career in the Shaw Brothers classic Death Duel, director Derek Yee returns to Gu Long’s source novel for a ravishing new… Read More
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Last year saw Ringo Lam, the acclaimed Hong Kong director behind such action spectaculars as City on Fire and Full Contact, stage a comeback with his first feature film in… Read More
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A nostalgic look at Hong Kong in the 80s and a struggling Band 5 school principal who attempts to put his students straight by training them as a baseball team.… Read More
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