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Distinction 非同凡響 (2018) - Hong Kong     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   There is a lot to think about, inspire about, ponder about and evaluate about in “Trivisa” Director Jevons Au’s latest effort in “Distinction”, also opening film of the Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival. The film goes deep, dwells in the real human emotions and nature in telling a story not often told about in Hong Kong, special education students and those that take great care of them - the families, the teachers, the peers. It goes without saying that Hong Kong is...

The Leakers 洩密者們 (2018) - Hong Kong     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Prolific director Herman Yau starts his 2018 with action investigative thriller in “The Leakers”. Largely filmed in Malaysia, the film is an interesting and though provoking that challenges the big pharmaceutical companies and comments on the wiki leaks in similar fashion. We get a similar trio cast from “Line Walker” with Julian Cheung, Francis Ng and Charmaine Sheh playing key roles. It goes to show how important an interesting and entertaining plot is as it’s light years ahead of their previous...

Us and Them 后来的我们 (2018) - China     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)   Marking the directorial debut of actress turned director Rene Liu and the return of the beautiful lens of Mark Lee behind the works like In the Mood for Love. Us and Them is one of those rare Chinese films where the feelings of regret and dreams within modern urban life merges into an universally appealing cinema. Zhou Dong Yu shines once again in a role tailored made for her talent as she displayed a rounded character that transforms and matured by the end of the...

Herstory (2018) - South Korea     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)   The story and struggles of “comfort women” during the Japanese war is one of the most atrocities that is still pending recognition and apology. “Herstory” goes the route in not showing cinematic flashback and in return focuses on the present and how these former “comfort women” deal with the future and past in a courtroom drama setting. Led by travel agent owner played by Kim Hee Ae and ethic Korean Japanese lawyers, the small group of brave comfort women traveled across from Busan to Japan over a...

Stolen (2012) - USA     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)   Nicolas Cage and Simon West goes a long way back with Con-Air and the 2012’s Stolen appears to re-establish this relationship in the utmost grand action thriller scale. Whilst the robbery techniques are fun to watch and seeing Nicolas Cage does Liam Neeson style is also refreshing to watch. The film however suffers from a coherent story, a sophisticated plot line and a thrilling tone that could have made a lot of difference. Instead we get a rehash of Liam Neeson‘ star superior Taken and that’s not a...