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I'm just going to come out and say it: 2015 has been a really disappointing year for Asian Cinema so far. I didn't get to go to Cannes, so I have yet to see promising offerings from the likes of...

Long-time screenwriter Lau Ho Leung (Painted Skin, Kung Fu Jungle) makes his directorial debut in this energetic action comedy following a gang of thieves who masquerade as cops to pull off a heist, only to encounter a rival posse with...

As the Chinese New Year approaches fans of HK cinema have been given a reason to start celebrating a little earlier this year. Eclectic Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To is announcing three new projects at EFM in Berlin this year....

One thing that nobody will ever be able to accuse Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To of is being lazy. An incredibly prolific and genre hopping director, To frequently has multiple projects on the go simultaneously and that appears to be...

Produced by Soi Cheang (Motorway, The Monkey King) and directed by Lau Ho Leung, writer of numerous Hong Kong movies including Painted Skin and The Great Magician, Two Thumbs Up is an action comedy starring Francis Ng and Simon Yam...

Oxide Pang's solo projects (Basic Love, Diary, Som And Bank) are always worth checking out. The Detective 2 is his first solo sequel though, which raises the question whether Oxide Pang would be man enough to withstands the usual pitfalls...

Although probably still best known for their 2002 horror hit, THE EYE, the Pang Brothers have never stopped working. In the decade since, they have experienced further success with RECYCLE and STORM WARRIORS, as well as burned their fingertips...

Well done, Detective Tam, you've moved up a grade!When Oxide Pang's The Detective - possibly the best of Pang's solo films - was initially announced it was as The C+ Detective. Because, you know, the detective in question wasn't very...