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The Captain (Andrew Lau, 2019)
Andrew Lau

The Captain (Andrew Lau, 2019)

Andrew Lau Wai-keung is perhaps the most representative Hong Kong director in the post-Handover era. An accomplished cinematographer dating back to the late 80s (most famously he shot Wong Kar-wai’s debut As Tears Go By and half of Chungking Express, and his first ever DP credit was for Ringo
23 Mar 2020 4 min read
Andrew Lau Capsule Reviews
Andrew Lau

Andrew Lau Capsule Reviews

Young and Dangerous (1996) — November 5, 2014 The Muppet Babies of Heroic Bloodshed films. Equivocation, extenuating circumstances, and context are the wisdom of the adult; the young see only absolutes, the letter of the code. These kids know the rules, but they don’t understand their own code. When Ekin
08 Apr 2018 4 min read
Infernal Affairs (Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, 2002)
Andrew Lau

Infernal Affairs (Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, 2002)

In the midst of a lengthy binge on Johnnie To movies, preparing for a They Shot Pictures episode we hope to record this weekend, I’ve tried to fit in a few other Hong Kong films that I thought might have influenced or been influenced by To’s work. I
19 Mar 2013 9 min read
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