Tag: 2022
Fierce Cop 烈探 (2022) Review
After spending more than a decade writing action screenplays for high-profile movies including the Ip Man <葉問> quadrilogy (2008-2019), Special ID <特殊身份> (2013) and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy <葉問外傳：張天志> (2018), Chan Tan-Li finally got his chance to direct his own action movie.
Come Back Home 搜救 (2022) Review
Taking a break from martial arts/action-movie roles for a change, Donnie Yen tries to flex his dramatic chops in Come Back Home <搜救>. The movie also marked the return of Lo Chi-Leung — his first movie in seven years since he last directed The Vanished Murderer <消失的兇手> in 2015.
A Murder Erased 被消失的凶案 (2022) Review
At one point in A Murder Erased <被消失的凶案>, Joe Junior who plays Santos — the Department Director of Public Prosecutions talks about faeces both literally and figuratively. It was more of a monologue I’m not sure whether it’s meant to be taken seriously or simply as a joke.
Love is Blind, Hate Too 緻命24小時 & Burning 焚身 (2022) Reviews
Psychological thrillers about infidelity and illicit romance are making a return to Hong Kong cinema this year with Patrick Kong’s Love is Blind, Hate Too <緻命24小時> and Benny Lau’s Burning <焚身>.
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Table for Six 飯戲攻心 (2022) Review
Just like Chilli Laugh Story <闔家辣>, Table for Six <飯戲攻心> was originally set for a Chinese New Year release in February, only to be pushed back several months later.
Mama’s Affair 阿媽有咗第二個 (2022) Review
The last time Kearen Pang (Sau-Wai) directed a movie was her impressive feature-length debut five years ago in 29+1, where she took home the HKFA’s Best New Director award and even earned Chrissie Chau a Best Actress nomination.
Chilli Laugh Story 闔家辣 (2022) Review
Originally scheduled for Chinese New Year release earlier this year, Chilli Laugh Story <闔家辣> was one of the few movies (among others including Table for Six <飯戲攻心>) that suffered from postponement due to COVID-19-related cinema lockdowns in Hong Kong at the time.
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong 七人樂隊 (2022) Review
The long-awaited Johnnie To-produced anthology film Septet: The Story of Hong Kong <七人樂隊> is finally here since it was first announced back in 2015.
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