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A Better Tomorrow (1986)

October 7, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

My John Woo spell check keeps autocorrecting subtle to submachine gun

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, a better tomorrow, action, asia, chow yun-fat, film review, gang war, hong kong, hong kong action, john woo, leslie cheung, lung ti, money forging, movie review

Election (2005)

June 15, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A gangland civics lesson

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2005, action, asia, election, gang war, gangsters, hong kong, johhnie to, movie review, nai-hoi yau, simon yam, tin-shing yip, tony ka kai leung, triads

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)

February 6, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Love you to death

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1989, action, asia, gangsters, hong kong, joey wang, kan-cheung tsang, kenny bee, koon-chung chang, movie review, my heart is that eternal rose, neon, patrick tam, romance, soft focus, tony leung

An Autumn’s Tale (1987)

December 31, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A Casio keyboard preset melody

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1987, alex law, an autumn's tale, cherie chung, chi-yeuh low, chinese community, chow yun-fat, hong kong, mabel cheung, movie review, new york city, romance

Lan Yu (2001)

December 28, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A secret garden is turned into a rough patch

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2001, asian cinema, forbidden romance, hong kong, jimmy ngai, jun hu, lan yu, lgbtq+, review, stanley kwan, tragic romance, ye liu

Rouge (1987)

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Everything gets worse over time

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1987, alex man, anita mui, emily chu, ghost story, hong kong, kang-chien chiu, pik-wah lee, review, romance, rouge, stanley kwan

Made In Hong Kong (1997)

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

An evergreen tale of youth in revolt that came at exactly the right time

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1997, action, asian, chungking express, crime, fruit chan, hong kong, neiky hui-chi yim, sam lee, wong kar-wai, youth, youth in revolt
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