
One of the last of the Old School Hong Kong martial arts flicks, this one deals with a legendary competition in swordplay Read More »
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Bitter Money (2016) Bing Wang, Ling Ling

A vivid slice-of-life depiction of migrant workers, both male and female, wasting their lives away through monotonous labor in small Read More »
The Private Eyes (1976) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui

Private Eyes revolves the characters in a private detective agency headed by Wong Yuk-See (Michael Hui) with two employees Read More »
A Hero Never Dies (1998) Johnnie To, Leon Lai, Ching Wan Lau, Fiona Leung

Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Read More »
Legend of the Mountain (1979) King Hu, Chun Shih, Feng Hsu, Sylvia Chang

A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains. Read More »
Come Drink with Me (1966) King Hu, Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chih-Ching Yang

A ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured. Read More »
After This Our Exile (2006) Patrick Tam, Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung, Ian Iskandar Gouw

After his mother flees the family home, a son turns to thieving in order to support his father, an abusive sort who is addicted to gambling. Read More »
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Sammi Cheng, Ching Wan Lau, Tian-Lin Wang

A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate. Read More »
A True Mob Story (1998) Jing Wong, Andy Lau, Gigi Leung, Suki Kwan

A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss’s life in a gang fight. Read More »
Guilty (2014) Jill Wong, Kai Chi Liu, Liddy Li, Pak-ho Chau

A hitman Jack is slowly wandering into a red light district. As he walks through the alley, everyone avoid eye contact with him because of his extremely ugly face. Read More »