Tag: Ringo Lam

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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35 Years Later: City On Fire 龍虎風雲 (1987)

1987 was a banner year for then-32-year-old Chow Yun Fat, who largely dominated the Hong Kong box office with several notable hits, namely A Better Tomorrow II <英雄本色續集> and An Autumn’s Tale <秋天的童話>.

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30 Years Later: Prison On Fire II 監獄風雲II逃犯 (1991)

(Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers)

It has been 30 years since the late Ringo Lam’s Prison On Fire II <監獄風雲II逃犯> was released back on June 22, 1991.

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5 Best Ringo Lam Movies

Over the last two days, the Hong Kong film industry and the world cinema in general have unfortunately lost Ringo Lam, the legendary Hong Kong auteur who reportedly died in his sleep at the age of 63. Although his last two movies in Wild City <迷城> (2015) and Sky On Fire <冲天火> (2016) were greeted with less-than-enthusiastic responses, it’s hard to deny that his filmmaking influence has inspired generations of other filmmakers around the world. Here are his five best movies that resonate me the most over the course of his decades-long career as a director.

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