Yuen Biao plays the Hero Swallow, a sort of Robin Hood, in this wonderful tale about poverty Read More »
Tag Archives: Cantonese
The Cat / Lo mau (1992) Ngai Choi Lam, Gloria Yip, Waise Lee, Christine Ng
An adaptation of the novel Old Cat, by Ni Kuang. A cat from outer space teams Read More »
Circus Kids / Ma hei siu chi (1994) Ma Wu, Biao Yuen, Donnie Yen, Irene Wan
The circus group performs at the Shanfa Circus when a huge load of bombs Read More »
Motorway / Che sau (2012) Soi Cheang, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Shawn Yue, Xiaodong Guo
A rookie cop takes on a veteran escape driver in a death defying Read More »
Inside the Red Brick Wall (2020) Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
What begins as an energetic battle against the establishment turns into a lopsided game Read More »
Pedicab Driver / Qun long xi feng (1989) Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Siu Chung Mok, Hoi Mang
Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao Read More »
Life Without Principle / Duet ming gam (2011) Johnnie To, Ching Wan Lau, Richie Jen, Denise Ho
Three people – a criminal, a bank officer and a cop – end up in a catastrophic situation Read More »
A Chinese Ghost Story III / Sien lui yau wan III: Dou dou dou (1991) Siu-Tung Ching, Hark Tsui, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Joey Wang, Jacky Cheung
Basically a retread of the first movie, in which the evil Tree Spirit Read More »
A Chinese Ghost Story II / Sien lui yau wan II: Yan gaan dou (1990) Siu-Tung Ching, Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Michelle Reis
In this installment of a phenomenal saga of the super natural Read More »
The Island / Sang sei sin (1985) Po-Chih Leong, John Sham, Hoi-Lun Au, Timothy Zao
Mr. Cheung takes six young students along for a trip to a remote, deserted island. Read More »