MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
A Dark ‘Day’
Director Kim Sung-su proves action and tension can be married to political history in 12.12: The Day.
Captain, My Captain
Italian diretor Matteo Garrone leaves the mean streets behind in favour of a plea for humanity in Io Capitano.
Sorry, Hayao
It’s not as dark ast Kitaro, but Totto-Chan tells The Boy and the Heron’s story better.
Ordinary ‘LIfe’
Anthony Hopkins makes the British Oskar Schindler into a compellign wartime hero in the otherwise honourable, but pedestrian, One Life.
Lost ‘Love’
Might as well cue up a Spotify playlist. You’ll learn as much as you will from Bob Marley: One Love.
In the ‘Zone’
Yes, the Holocaust really happened, and yes The Zone of Interest is as incredible as you’ve heard.
High and Outside
Taika Waititi is clearly a very, very tired filmmaker if Next Goal Wins is any indication.
Such a Cold ‘Finger’
Felix Chong, Tony Leung and Andy Lau should be a cocktail for a great thriller. The Goldfinger is… okay.
Plea for the Fifth
Lawrence Kan delivers Hong Kong’s own Spotlight with In Broad Daylight and delivers props to journos while he’s at it.
Done and Dusted
Jonathan Li reteams with producer Soi Cheang and star Gordon Lam for nihilism-lite, in Dust to Dust.
‘Flower’ Power
Exhibit A in why Martin Scorsese gets to dis Marvel: Killers of the Flower Moon.
Fake It to Make It
Dark’s Louis Hofmann travels back in time to play the ballsy title figure of The Forger.