A Witness Out of the Blue (Hong Kong, 2019) [Focus Hong Kong 2021]
A Witness Out of the Blue finds prolific star Louis Koo within his wheelhouse as a legendary criminal who ends up on the run after...
Paradox (Hong Kong, 2017)
Walking out of Paradox (aka SPL 3), I had one nagging question in my head: why was this movie made? The supposed third installation to the...
Aberdeen (Hong Kong, 2014)
Continuing to explore Hong Kong life while avoiding being pigeonholed by genre, Pang Ho-cheung follows the foul-mouthed film industry satire Vulgaria (2012) with the comparatively...
Golden Chickensss (Hong Kong, 2014) [NYAFF 2014]
In the Hong Kong comedy Golden Chickenss, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue reprises her role as Kam, first seen as a charming prostitute (i.e., a “Golden...
Accident (Hong Kong, 2009)
Stamped with the Milky Way seal of approval and coming from a director on a hot streak of strange, brutal but unique films, Accident sets to...
Flash Point (Hong Kong, 2007)
In 2005, director Wilson Yip and star Donnie Yen blew the doors off the action genre with SPL, a gritty, nihilistic cop drama that featured...
Drug War (Hong Kong, 2013) [NYAFF 2013]
With the title “Drug War,” readers wouldn’t be wrong to imagine that Hong Kong’s critically acclaimed director Johnnie To might be delving heavily into cinematic...