Top 5 films to watch in Hong Kong this week: January 28-February 3
A Lunar New Year Classic, a gentle ode to the human condition, a creepy psycho-drama, the 2008 Wall Street crash played for laughs, and a true-life journalist’s story are this week’s must-sees
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1. The Big Short
The wolves of Wall Street got rich off the American housing market in 2008 and then become the stars of this Oscars-nominated comedy, an entertaining and suitably infuriating take on Michael Lewis’ non-fiction account of the subprime meltdown. (Now Showing)
2. All’s Well, Ends Well
Possibly the most watched Lunar New Year film in Hong Kong history, this wacky 1992 comedy – starring Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow and Maggie Cheung – is finally back on the big screen with a restored, extended version after countless TV re-runs. (Opens on January 30)
3. Dead Ringers
David Cronenberg cemented his status as an auteur with this 1988 psychological drama, which stars Jeremy Irons as identical twin gynaecologists caught in a downward spiral of confused identity and mental collapse. (January 30, part of Cine Fan programme)