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- In this homage to Sunset Boulevard, Graciela Borges plays a fading star of cinema’s golden age, who is targeted by a slippery pair of property developers
- A wonderfully dark and funny comedy, it is held together by fantastic performances, especially from Borges
Casey Affleck, in the lead role, is more than matched by his 10-year-old co-star Anna Pniowsky, in this understated tale of a man trying to protect his daughter in a world where all the women have died.
Casey Affleck, in the lead role, is more than matched by his 10-year-old co-star Anna Pniowsky, in this understated tale of a man trying to protect his daughter in a world where all the women have died.
After his wife is murdered and he is crippled, a man is implanted with a microchip that talks to him and can take control of his body and fight for him. He goes after his wife’s killers in this moral tale about technology.
After his wife is murdered and he is crippled, a man is implanted with a microchip that talks to him and can take control of his body and fight for him. He goes after his wife’s killers in this moral tale about technology.
Kiwi Chow’s film is that rare thing – a nuanced romantic psychodrama made in Hong Kong. Starring Cecilia Choi, in her first Hong Kong film role, and Terrance Lau, in his first big-screen role, the film is best seen without knowing its story.
Kiwi Chow’s film is that rare thing – a nuanced romantic psychodrama made in Hong Kong. Starring Cecilia Choi, in her first Hong Kong film role, and Terrance Lau, in his first big-screen role, the film is best seen without knowing its story.
Kim Mu-yeol and Song Ji-hyo star in this Korean mystery thriller about a man who doubts a woman’s claim to be his long-lost sister. the film is silly, sloppy and dumb from start to finish.
Kim Mu-yeol and Song Ji-hyo star in this Korean mystery thriller about a man who doubts a woman’s claim to be his long-lost sister. the film is silly, sloppy and dumb from start to finish.
Reminiscent of Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal starring Tom Hanks, Alain Chabat plays a French chef who is left stranded at Seoul’s Incheon airport by love interest Bae Doona, in this disarming and enjoyable outing.
Reminiscent of Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal starring Tom Hanks, Alain Chabat plays a French chef who is left stranded at Seoul’s Incheon airport by love interest Bae Doona, in this disarming and enjoyable outing.
Anthony Wong and Karena Lam put in strong performances as a creepy insurance client and his visually impaired wife, in this grisly psychological thriller with a slasher film ending.
Anthony Wong and Karena Lam put in strong performances as a creepy insurance client and his visually impaired wife, in this grisly psychological thriller with a slasher film ending.
This story of small-town youth, murder and violence is sometimes hard to follow with its non-linear format, but it’s an engaging film and a rare Hong Kong project made without mainland Chinese support.
This story of small-town youth, murder and violence is sometimes hard to follow with its non-linear format, but it’s an engaging film and a rare Hong Kong project made without mainland Chinese support.
Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato star in this blow-by-blow account of the efforts of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to avoid a reactor meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato star in this blow-by-blow account of the efforts of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to avoid a reactor meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Story of a Hong Kong woman who has been dumped by her boyfriend and goes on a trip to Tokyo to get over it is a contender for worst Hong Kong film of the year.
Story of a Hong Kong woman who has been dumped by her boyfriend and goes on a trip to Tokyo to get over it is a contender for worst Hong Kong film of the year.
This Japanese drama follows the romance between a classical guitarist and a veteran reporter who is engaged to another man. It fails to hit the right notes, with repetitive musical scenes and an annoying lack of communication between the characters.
This Japanese drama follows the romance between a classical guitarist and a veteran reporter who is engaged to another man. It fails to hit the right notes, with repetitive musical scenes and an annoying lack of communication between the characters.
Lily Collins and Simon Pegg do their best with a ludicrous script, but cannot save this thriller. It’s a clichéd and unsavoury experience, and it’s hard to feel sympathy for any of the characters.
Lily Collins and Simon Pegg do their best with a ludicrous script, but cannot save this thriller. It’s a clichéd and unsavoury experience, and it’s hard to feel sympathy for any of the characters.
Tang plays Fong, who works in a bridal gown shop and is gently falling out of love with her possessive man-child of a boyfriend. A blast from her past leads her to reconsider what happiness and personal liberty mean.
Tang plays Fong, who works in a bridal gown shop and is gently falling out of love with her possessive man-child of a boyfriend. A blast from her past leads her to reconsider what happiness and personal liberty mean.
ESPN documentary Be Water focuses on how Bruce Lee’s time in America affected his outlook, but glosses over parts of the martial arts superstar’s story and lacks insights from Hong Kong directors and actors that worked with him.
ESPN documentary Be Water focuses on how Bruce Lee’s time in America affected his outlook, but glosses over parts of the martial arts superstar’s story and lacks insights from Hong Kong directors and actors that worked with him.
Our heroine, Lin, sets off from Bangkok to get over a break-up, but her repose is constantly interrupted by dead people who she can see. A broken-hearted fellow traveller proves a more wholesome distraction.
Our heroine, Lin, sets off from Bangkok to get over a break-up, but her repose is constantly interrupted by dead people who she can see. A broken-hearted fellow traveller proves a more wholesome distraction.
A grieving husband burying his wife’s ashes in the place she loved most is the cue for a story superficially told in two big flashbacks, in a film that sometimes looks like a promo for its New Zealand setting.
A grieving husband burying his wife’s ashes in the place she loved most is the cue for a story superficially told in two big flashbacks, in a film that sometimes looks like a promo for its New Zealand setting.
Starring Ken Low and Sam Lee and with fight scenes that are well staged and some good footage of gritty Hong Kong neighbourhoods, this feature by first-time filmmakers lacks dramatic tension and has an awful script.
Starring Ken Low and Sam Lee and with fight scenes that are well staged and some good footage of gritty Hong Kong neighbourhoods, this feature by first-time filmmakers lacks dramatic tension and has an awful script.
IMAX screenings of Christopher Nolan’s unforgettable Dark Knight trilogy give Hong Kong audiences another chance to see Christian Bale as Batman and a stellar supporting cast including Heath Ledger’s deranged Joker.
IMAX screenings of Christopher Nolan’s unforgettable Dark Knight trilogy give Hong Kong audiences another chance to see Christian Bale as Batman and a stellar supporting cast including Heath Ledger’s deranged Joker.
Ramen, flowers and secret crushes are all part and parcel of this gentle, slice-of-life Japanese film by writer-director Rikiya Imaizumi, which is centred around a young male florist and the customers that are in love with him.
Ramen, flowers and secret crushes are all part and parcel of this gentle, slice-of-life Japanese film by writer-director Rikiya Imaizumi, which is centred around a young male florist and the customers that are in love with him.
Story of the forbidden relationship between a Chinese-language teacher and a male student in Singapore has strong performances, but the ending feels a little anticlimactic.
Story of the forbidden relationship between a Chinese-language teacher and a male student in Singapore has strong performances, but the ending feels a little anticlimactic.
Two elderly family men fall in love after meeting in a Hong Kong park in Ray Yeung’s poignant gay romance. The sensitive direction and subtle performances make this film an insightful look at homosexuality amid traditional Chinese culture.
Two elderly family men fall in love after meeting in a Hong Kong park in Ray Yeung’s poignant gay romance. The sensitive direction and subtle performances make this film an insightful look at homosexuality amid traditional Chinese culture.
An unrealistic tale about the mayhem created by leaders of a powerful international criminal syndicate, The Fallen is visually stunning but narratively a confusing mess.
An unrealistic tale about the mayhem created by leaders of a powerful international criminal syndicate, The Fallen is visually stunning but narratively a confusing mess.
A remake of a Brazilian film, Honest Candidate stars Ra Mi-ran as a politician used to lying who, overnight, becomes a truth teller. Sadly, it pulls its punches.
A remake of a Brazilian film, Honest Candidate stars Ra Mi-ran as a politician used to lying who, overnight, becomes a truth teller. Sadly, it pulls its punches.
Thai romantic comedy Bikeman 2 is a silly and hyperactive sequel to the 2018 hit Bikeman that falls painfully short of delivering any legitimate entertainment, despite its theme of the importance of family.
Thai romantic comedy Bikeman 2 is a silly and hyperactive sequel to the 2018 hit Bikeman that falls painfully short of delivering any legitimate entertainment, despite its theme of the importance of family.
A wannabe tribute to Japan’s ‘roman porno’ films, It Feels So Good is disappointing and dull. Audiences will be bored long before its apocalyptic and navel-gazing finale.
A wannabe tribute to Japan’s ‘roman porno’ films, It Feels So Good is disappointing and dull. Audiences will be bored long before its apocalyptic and navel-gazing finale.
The Boy, a 2016 horror film, was very dull. The follow-up, Brahms: The Boy II, a stand-alone follow-up with the same director and scriptwriter, may be even duller than its predecessor.
The Boy, a 2016 horror film, was very dull. The follow-up, Brahms: The Boy II, a stand-alone follow-up with the same director and scriptwriter, may be even duller than its predecessor.
From husband-and-wife team Roy Chow and Christine To, Knockout stars former K-pop idol Han Geng as a boxer seeking redemption in the ring and reconciliation with his young daughter.
From husband-and-wife team Roy Chow and Christine To, Knockout stars former K-pop idol Han Geng as a boxer seeking redemption in the ring and reconciliation with his young daughter.
Based on the hit Thai TV show Diary of Tootsies, LGBT comedy Tootsies & the Fake is a disappointing outing that’s short on laughs and won’t have fans flocking back to the cinema.
Based on the hit Thai TV show Diary of Tootsies, LGBT comedy Tootsies & the Fake is a disappointing outing that’s short on laughs and won’t have fans flocking back to the cinema.
Cyrano de Bergerac gets a new spin in Alice Wu’s film about a Chinese migrant to the US who ghostwrites a slow-witted jock’s love letters to a girl she also has a crush on.
Cyrano de Bergerac gets a new spin in Alice Wu’s film about a Chinese migrant to the US who ghostwrites a slow-witted jock’s love letters to a girl she also has a crush on.
In Tora-san, Wish You Were Here, the long-running Tora-san Japan movie series reaches a beautiful conclusion, 50 years after Kiyoshi Atsumi’s hapless, wandering salesman first appeared on cinema screens.
In Tora-san, Wish You Were Here, the long-running Tora-san Japan movie series reaches a beautiful conclusion, 50 years after Kiyoshi Atsumi’s hapless, wandering salesman first appeared on cinema screens.