News — Ronald Cheng

Over My Dead Body 死屍死時四十四 (2023) - Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺)   Director Ho Cheuk-tin continues his wonderful form with an excellent black comedy follow-up from award winning court case crime thriller debut “The Sparring Partner”.  What is so fascinating, about Ho’s latest film is the essence of black comedy and parody about everything everywhere that is what happening in Hong Kong, both subtly and literally in the face. That’s to be commendable as the laughters keep rolling in and whilst knowledge of local culture and Cantonese are vital to understanding...

Concerto Of The Bully 大樂師．為愛配樂 (2018) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)Music connects to a wider audience and its power can go beyond boundaries of humanity, touches soul, dream on and continue to evolve in the minds of generations after another. That’s the beauty of Concerto of the Bully which disguise itself as an kidnapping film that is essentially about the beauty and power of music to connect the two main leads played by the surprisingly wonderful Ronald Cheng and raw talent of Cherry Ngan.  Ronald Cheng puts in a wondrous shift of a performance that makes him...

Agent Mr. Chan 棟篤特工 (2018) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew ChanIt’s been almost too long since stand up comedian Dayo Wong appeared on the big screen. Most of them were cheap and disposable films that bombed out in the local box office. However with Agent Mr. Chan this is about to change. Opening during the lunar Chinese new year period, the film already grossed over $20 million HK during the 4 days holiday. Whilst there are plenty of laughter and laugh out loud moments, Wong manages to steer clear of genre cliches and produces something awkwardly enjoyable if not entirely...