We 12

Twilight of the Warriors delivers knockout blow to become Hong Kong’s most-watched local film ever

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Twilight of the Warriors delivers knockout blow to become Hong Kong’s most-watched local film ever

Hong Kong martial arts film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has smashed records to become the city’s most-watched local film in cinemas with almost 1.6 million viewers. The film, still showing in theatres, has attracted 1.59 million viewers since its May 1 premiere and became the highest-grossing film this year at HK$105 million (US$13.4 … Read more

We 12 movie review: Cantopop boy band Mirror make group debut in a heist comedy so awful, it’s a litmus test of fandom

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We 12 movie review: Cantopop boy band Mirror make group debut in a heist comedy so awful, it’s a litmus test of fandom

1/5 stars All 12 members of Hong Kong’s reigning Cantopop boy band Mirror star in a movie together for the very first time in We 12, an unabashedly hollow piece of fan service masquerading as a mainstream commercial feature made for general consumption. In the past few years, the city’s faltering film business has occasionally … Read more