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The Kids are Alright

Maybe don’t believe it all, but a great deal of Weapons’ hype is totally justified.

Fresh Fruit

Somehow, Da Peng has made what might be the world’s first fruit thriller in The Lychee Road.

Really Into Each Other

Together asks you to look at how close you’re sitting to your partner. Is this really necessary?

Good ‘Bad’ Movie

The Bad Guys 2 goes bad, but in a good way, and not in the way sequels go bad. Good.

Sadly, No Offence

The Naked Gun is every bit as silly as it looks.

Tangled Web

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is a B movie dressed up like a franchise tentpole.

Baby ‘Steps’

It’s far from fantastic but The Fantastic Four: First Steps has a hokey charm that’s something of a tonic right now.

Dog Days

“I know” is the key element in the latest legacy sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer, but gentle.

Janky Smurfs

Rihanna can do many things well. Smurfs movies are not among them.

Finding a Voice

Thinley Lhamo’s carefully modulated performance is reason enough to check out Nepali director Min Bahadur Bham’s Shambhala.

  • Uncovered | Detours

    Hong Kong cinema is overrepresented in undercover agent movies. A new exhibition examines that.

    Let's Go

  • Portrait of a City | Detours

    As the saying goes, there are seven million stories in the naked city. Richard Crosbie has a few.

    Let's Go

  • Take-5: Black Kite Beer

    Hong Kong produces a plethora of microbrews, and we’re on a mission to try them all. First: Black Kite.

    Let's Try

Take-5: 49th HKIFF ’25

Louis Koo is da man, Leos Carax is in town and movie nerds need to get ready for 10 days of red, watery eyes – if you do it right. We’ve got five to get you started.