Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has been voted the best Hong Kong film of 2024 by a panel of critics, the Hong Kong Film Critics Society announced on January 13. The best director prize went to Philip Yung Tsz-kwong for Papa, a heart-wrenching family drama based on a gruesome real-life killing … Read more
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Such was the unusually volatile nature of the Hong Kong film business in 2024 that both statements are certifiably correct when it comes to assessing the state of the city’s filmmaking industry. Right after we published our 2023 film ranking a year ago … Read more
Every Lunar New Year in Hong Kong sees films released to please holiday audiences. This year is no exception, with comedies to the fore in the shape of Table for Six 2 and Rob N Roll. Post film editor Edmund Lee reviewed those two, and Moon Thieves – a heist thriller starring Mirror boy band … Read more
