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Missbehavior 恭喜八婆 (2019) - Hong Kong   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Director Pang Ho Cheung haven’t made a film in two years and like all auteur they return with a soft opening before the main dish. “Missbehavior” is billed as a friendship comedy blended within the mix of Lunar Chinese New Year celebrations. For any case, this film is an entree with all the ingredients that made “Vulgaria” a commercial success, similar casting, but less important as the film breezes by in its 88 minutes light hearted yet entertaining running time. There are plenty...

I Love You, You’re Perfect 你咪理，我愛你！(2019) - Hong Kong   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Musical films are hard to come by and it’s not just tough to make in Hong Kong, but globally. The last successful musical comes in the form of “La La Land” and the numerous attempts by Hong Kong cinema have been thus far subpar. Therefore it is a welcome presence from debutant director Wong Cho Nam to take the mantle to create an interesting musical lunar new year comedy about chapters of love. Despite some acts are better than...

Shadow 影 (2018) - China   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Zhang Yimou returns to form in the visually stunning monochrome palette framed film that dazzles with stylistic action sequences, intriguing imperial courtroom politics and well rounded performances from the well known Chinese cast. It’s been a while that Yimou gone epic and succeeded, think about the over the top “The Great Wall” for any indication, therefore it’s nice that “Shadow” is more closer to “Hero”. Set in the warring periods of China, we see the underlying politics, the cross platter of the Ying...

Still Human 淪落人 (2018) - Hong Kong   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     This is a heart warming tale of giving and pursuing of a dream and a better life despite all odds. It’s the classic tearjerker that remains very real as we see strongly developed characters interacting, going by their daily lives and more importantly a story about the often forgotten humans of Hong Kong, the domestic helper and the disabled. Director and writer Oliver Chan is simply spot on in her feature debut as she crafted a beautiful film about hope, dreams...

Predator (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     The biggest problem with Shane Black’s latest reboot of “Predator” is coherency and with so much controversy surrounding the film in the midst of the #metoo movement, the film ended up as one big mess. With so much backstory and character development ended up on the cutting floor, the film despite containing a fairly ambitious script ends up being cliche and even at times laughable. Random events and characters suddenly appears and slowly destroying any emotional attachment the audience may have for the characters. ...