Deconstructing the machinery of cinema.
In Missing (not to be confused with the identically named Tsui Hark horror film from 2008) a grieving daughter (Gillian Chung) receives new hope when her long-vanished father's police badge is found in a forest outside of Hong Kong. In her attempt to somehow find him again, she is drawn to urban myths about portals opening ...
In 1906 Hong Kong a team of pro-democracy revolutionaries secretly prepare for the arrival of their leader, Dr Sun Yat-sen. At the same time, a representative of the empire makes preparations of his own – not to greet or defend Dr Sun, but to assassinate him. When these two forces collide the result is a ...
Kuen (Simon Yam) is a commander in charge of the Kowloon police vehicle pool. By day he supports Hong Kong's police officers in their duties, and by night he returns by bus to Shenzen to care for his intellectually challenged son. In a series of vignettes and encounters, Kuen assists his colleagues, fights random crimes, ...
Always push your viewing habits. I am not demanding that you do so constantly, but always make sure you push a little on your comfort zones. If you only ever watch science fiction, go watch a straight drama. If you only watch Hollywood, go watch an independent film. If you watch a lot of films ...
Peter (Eason Chan) is a hairdresser living in Hong Kong. He meets a mysterious girl with an eyepatch, June (Shu Qi), and they have a one-night stand. He subsequently meets her again, and discovers the reason she wears the patch: June sees ghosts and apparitions with her left eye. Once drawn into her supernatural world, ...
A crew of armed robbers undertake a series of meticulously planned jewel heists, led by the anonymous "Hollow Man" (Tony Leung Ka-Fai). At the same time an under-confident recruit, code-named Piggy (Kate Tsui), is inducted into one of Hong Kong's police surveillance units under the tutelage of team leader Dog Head (Simon Yam). As the ...
Five years after he is betrayed during a jewel heist, professional thief Dan Cheung (Andy Lau) is released from prison and immediately sets about returning to his criminal career. He targets a prize he knows that whoever betrayed him at the last robbery will be unable to resist, and plans a trap to finally get ...
