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In the Hong Kong classics section...

A Better Tomorrow II

Monday, August 28th, 2006
It’s John Woo all right, but turned all the way up to 11!… (more…)

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Come Drink With Me

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
If you ever wanted to know where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came from you only need to know one name, King Hu. This ground breaking film, possibly one of the greatest of the martial chivalry genre, started it all… (more…)

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Death Duel

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Chor Yuan directs Derek Yee in this classic Wuxia tale from Shaw Brothers… (more…)

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Exiled

Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Another rather convincing slice of the Hong Kong triad gang world from Election director Johnnie To – with an ensemble cast to die for!… (more…)

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Fong Sai Yuk

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Bizarre, inspired fight scenes and farcical fun, Corey Yuen directs Jet Li in a silly but highly enjoyable movie… (more…)

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Infernal Affairs

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
They don’t come much slicker than this - Tony Leung and Andy Lau shine in this classy thriller… (more…)

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Infernal Affairs 2

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
The beginnings of Superintendent Wong and Sam’s feud are revealed in this solid, enjoyable prequel to a modern classic. It’s far more than just a re-run of the original… (more…)

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Kung Fu Hustle

Monday, March 28th, 2005
Shaolin Soccer’s Stephen Chow is back and this time he’s doin’ the Hustle… (more…)

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Mad Detective

Monday, July 14th, 2008
An inventively twisted tale from directors Johnnie To and Wong Ka-Fai (Fulltime Killer, Running On Karma, My Left Eye Sees Ghosts). Finally the Hong Kong thriller is back on form – Korea watch out!… (more…)

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One-Armed Swordsman

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Zhang Che directs Jimmy Wang Yu in the Shaw Brothers classic that made both their careers… (more…)

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Saviour Of The Soul

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Corey Yuen and Daniel Lai co-direct this superb comic book nonsense… (more…)

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Shaolin Soccer

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
With the imminent release of Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, is there a better time to revisit this silly but fun classic?… (more…)

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The Eye

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Unsettling and genuinely scary, the Pang brothers follow-up to Bangkok Dangerous is no pale Sixth Sense imitation… (more…)

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The Top Ten Hong Kong movies…

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
The bite size guide for those of you who loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but were too afraid to ask where to go next… these are the ten Hong Kong movies you MUST see! (more…)

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Vengeance!

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Zhang Che’s landmark film - a bitter tale of revenge and the template for every kung fu movie of the seventies… (more…)

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Wild Search

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s Chow Yun-fat gives one of the finest performances of his career in his third and best collaboration with director Ringo Lam. But action fans expecting the high octane experience of Full Contact beware… (more…)

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