MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Lullabies & Elegies
Fish Liew is stellar in Chong Keat Aun’s baby hatch drama Pavane for an Infant.
Above & Beyond
Louis Koo doesn’t exactly break bad in Behind the Shadows but he does leave his cool guy image at the door.
To Forgive, Divine?
Lam Sen and Antonio Tam ask some pretty heady questions about the nature of faith in Valley of the Shadow of Death. Brace.
Life Support
It’s not legendarily MIA like Sons of the Neon Night, but Vital Signs has been a long time coming.
Little Joy
Oliver Chan’s Montages of a Modern Motherhood is a film you respect, not one you have fun at.
Gettin’ It Done
Smashing Frank is Trevor Choi’s second film but first feature, and it runs on sheer will.
Marital Drama
True Love, for Once In My Life could be the definition of current Hong Kong cinema.
Hong Kong in Film: 2024
Let’s turn our attention to the good, the bad, and the baffling in Hong Kong cinema in 2024.
Setting the Bar
Donnie Yen positions himself as more than just an ass-kicker in The Prosecutor.
Panty Twist
Yes, we’re all into The Last Dance but Riley Yip’s Blossoms Under Somewhere really deserves a look.
Ready for a Close-up
Dayo Wong continues his Robin Williams trajectory in Anselm Chan’s The Last Dance.
What Price Art?
Stunt twins Albert and Herbert Leung travel back to the bad ol' days of Hong Kong action in Stuntman.
‘Crisis’ of Imagination
In part one of Herman Yau Summer 2024, Crisis Negotiators won’t make you forget the original, but it’s still better than part two.