MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
What Price Art?
Stunt twins Albert and Herbert Leung travel back to the bad ol' days of Hong Kong action in Stuntman.
‘Crisis’ of Imagination
In part one of Herman Yau Summer 2024, Crisis Negotiators won’t make you forget the original, but it’s still better than part two.
Back in Time
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is the best Walled City movie since Bloodsport. Oh my.
Over the ‘Moon’
First-timer Sasha Chuk gets personal in the semi-autobiographical Fly Me to the Moon.
Village Crier
Tsang Tsui-shan heads back to the village in the third in her unofficial Ho Chung trilogy, Winter Chants.
Lyric Jumble
The Lyricist Wannabe will tell you why we should have a little more respect for Cantopop.
‘Table’ Mannered
When Table for Six 2 remembers its roots it’s a feast, but most of time it aims for haute cuisine: tiny bits that don’t fill you up.
‘Moon’ Shot
Ignore the trailer: The Moon Thi4v3s is a solid heist drama with a standout turn by Michael Ning.
Karma, Bitch
Holy crap I Did It My Way has some great comedy in it. Too bad it’s accidental.
Hong Kong in Film: 2023
The highs, the lows, the little things that shaped the year in cinema in Hong Kong.
Such a Cold ‘Finger’
Felix Chong, Tony Leung and Andy Lau should be a cocktail for a great thriller. The Goldfinger is… okay.
Louder than Words
Ann Hui’s appropriately titled Elegies makes us wonder who she’s eulogising.
Not All Wounds
Nick Cheuk makes his debut with the rightly provocative Time Still Turns The Pages.
Plea for the Fifth
Lawrence Kan delivers Hong Kong’s own Spotlight with In Broad Daylight and delivers props to journos while he’s at it.
Done and Dusted
Jonathan Li reteams with producer Soi Cheang and star Gordon Lam for nihilism-lite, in Dust to Dust.