News — Alex Man

Film Review: Hong Kong Hong Kong 男與女 (1983) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 22/365 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews   Re-released and remastered on Blu Ray, the Shaw Brothers produced 1983’s “Hong Kong Hong Kong” stars pre-superstars Cherie Chung and Alex Man as illegal immigrants trying to create a better life in 1980s Hong Kong. Directed by Clifford Choi, the film is filled with intense emotions, infidelity, romance, hardship and aspirations all wrapped up within the poverty and wealth of Hong...

i'm livin' it 麥路人 (2019) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Aaron Kwok and Miriam Yeung headlines this well meaning portrayal of homeless people in Hong Kong. Debut director Wong Hing-fan with the support from veteran filmmaker Soi Cheang created a realistic look on the touching and pressing issue that is often ignored by commercial cinema in Hong Kong. Homelessness is a serious concern in all society, but...