Martial arts star Yen plays an overweight policeman and Bruce Lee fan assigned to extradite a fugitive to Japan, where a series of hilarious action scenes ensue. The film can be read as an allegory of Hong Kong’s recent social chaos.

Story of an affair between two closeted elderly homosexuals, Suk Suk is the first Chinese-language feature of director Ray Yeung. Ten Years collaborator’s second feature Beyond the Dream shares top acting prizes, while Derek Tsang wins best director for Better Days.

Louis Koo’s films were woeful, witty, worthy, and almost wonderful, Fruit Chan was preposterous and political, and young directors showed promise. Meanwhile, Donnie Yen delivered, and Sammi Cheng soared.

Ageing and diagnosed with cancer, Ip Man fights his way through 1960s San Francisco in this understated conclusion to series. While flawed, it’s a reminder how much we’ll miss Yen playing the wing chun master.

Veteran Hong Kong actor Steven Ma plays a salesman who leads a solitary life and lives in hope of seeing his mother, long estranged; a visit to a psychiatrist reveals all is not as it seems.

Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee star in a heart-wrenching drama that examines the effects of bullying. Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung, it has been a big box office hit in mainland China.

Based on life of a Hong Kong rock climber left a paraplegic after an accident but who goes on to scale Lion Rock in his wheelchair, this is a playful comedy; scenes of climber’s wife (Michelle Wai) struggling to support the family strike a poignant note.

Starring Gillian Chung, Ling Man-lung and Joey Leung, Missing is an atmospheric film that doesn’t resort to genre clichés and is an encouraging debut for director Ronnie Chau.

Film tries to put a fresh spin on the crime thriller drama. It is diverting in places, but has a farcical plot line involving Nick Cheung, who plays a hypnotherapist on jury service, being blackmailed to hypnotise his fellow jurors.

Louis Koo and Louis Cheung star in director Fung Chih-chiang’s intriguing take on a standard procedural that, despite a needlessly gimmicky marketing campaign involving a parrot, is a thoroughly entertaining experience for viewers.

This story, based on a real incident, of a pilot who miraculously lands an airliner after a partial windscreen blowout is well told; the best scenes are those in the air. There’s some nationalistic tub thumping at the end.

From Lion Rock to My Prince Edward, the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2019 features an impressive line-up of new Hong Kong productions – and there’s not a cookie-cutter police thriller among them.

Based on Chinese Mount Everest expeditions of 1960 and 1975, this heavily fictionalised version lets melodrama get in the way of good storytelling. Despite some thrilling scenes, contrived side stories only lessen the tension and drama.

Fans of Hong Kong cinema will delight in seeing Patrick Tam, Michael Tong and Jade Leung in meaty roles in this police melodrama, featuring elite female officers fighting baddies in Macau.

Slapdash, amateurish and redeemed only by some moderately successful action scenes, this story of drug dealers and cops should never have seen the light of day.

The Vietnam war veteran takes on Mexican sex traffickers in this ultra violent fifth film in the franchise. Rambo may be older and keeps his shirt on during the film, but he retains his over-the-top killing style.

Adapted from a 2010 novel by popular romance author Amy Cheung, the film is a touching and quietly poignant reflection on the importance of family ties in what is an astonishingly assured return to form for director Heiward Mak.

A story that’s illogical from the get-go, a budget that seemingly stretched to only two ghosts, characters that appear to be mere plot devices – even diehard horror fans will find sitting through this film a chore.

Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin’s third film since leaving Hollywood for China, this story of a criminal trio in Christmas masks who trigger mayhem in a Hong Kong morgue is predictable. Nick Cheung is off key in the lead role.

Starring Michelle Wai and Alex Lam, Walk with Me evokes everything from J-horror films to The Exorcist, but would have been scarier if only director Lee had stuck to a single vision.

Renny Harlin, director of such popular action thrillers as Die Hard 2, left Hollywood to move to China five years ago. In that time he has tasted success and failure. He tells the Post all about his China experience.

Story of a chef grumpy at losing his sight, whose frustrations melt away as he bonds with guide dog, focuses on Yam’s canine co-star, but the veteran actor still brings a lot to this film and steers it away from sloppy sentimentality.

Action fans will love this fast-paced tale of a terror attack on Hong Kong and a police hunt in Myanmar. The finale is a tour de force. The film also echoes the ‘blood brothers’ themes of John Woo and Ringo Lam 1980s actioners.

Bigger, louder and better than the original, Line Walker 2 involves everything from international terrorism to child killers. Director Jazz Boon and actor Nick Cheung talk about its making, working with Louis Koo and playing corrupt cops.

The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes – The Greatest Jail Breaker reimagines Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventures in a world of anthropomorphic animals; it shows the quality city’s animators can produce.

Director’s animation debut No. 7 Cherry Lane, story of a love triangle in ’60s Hong Kong, will vie for the Venice film festival’s Golden Lion. It is the first time in eight years a Hong Kong film is in line for the top prize at a leading festival.

Leung will be the first Hong Kong actor to star in a Marvel film, and his casting reflects the decision to make a film with China the main target market. Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu and Asian-American actress Awkwafina will also appear.

Andy Lau plays a reformed criminal who wants to eliminate major drug dealers in Hong Kong. This sequel copies the high body count of the original and is a thrilling big budget action film.

Pema Tseden went into filmmaking in part to give an accurate portrayal of the Tibetan way of life. He imagined there were a great number of aspects of it he could explore, but has come to accept there aren’t many.

Directed by Li Shaohong, this tale of a casino broker who funds wealthy gamblers, but drops her guard when she falls for an artist turned gaming addict, requires a suspension of disbelief. Eric Tsang and Carina Lau shine in minor roles.