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5 Hong Kong horror film gems from Sammo Hung, Peter Chan, Fruit Chan and others

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5 Hong Kong horror film gems from Sammo Hung, Peter Chan, Fruit Chan and others

Below, Hendrix picks his favourite five Hong Kong horrors and rates them on his personal scary meter. Reader be warned! I’ve screened this a few times to audiences, and people have just walked out, absolutely silent and white-faced.Grady Hendrix on his second-scariest pick 1. The Boxer’s Omen (1983, directed by Kuei Chih-hung) Scariness rating: 11 … Read more

In Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Tsui Hark mixes martial arts and Sherlock Holmes-style sleuthing

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In Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Tsui Hark mixes martial arts and Sherlock Holmes-style sleuthing

Although there were long gaps between the releases, and they varied slightly in style and presentation, the series kept its special flavour and all the movies provided top-notch entertainment. Detective Dee was an actual person – his real name was Di Renjie – and Tsui has said that he enjoyed figuring out ways to apply … Read more