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Raging Fire (Benny Chan, 2021)

Raging Fire (Benny Chan, 2021)

Director Benny Chan died almost one year ago, just as he was finishing his final film, the Donnie Yen vehicle Raging Fire, which is being released this weekend across North America. Chan was a reliable director of genre films, raging from A Moment of Romance (1990), one of the true

Benny Chan Capsule Reviews

Benny Chan Capsule Reviews

A Moment of Romance (1990) — February 22, 2016 Nobody pops the collar of their denim jacket quite like Andy Lau. As Tears Go By told in the style of the last five minutes of All About Ah-long. Directed by Benny Chan, produced by Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, and Wong Jing

Meow (Benny Chan, 2017)

Meow (Benny Chan, 2017)

From Mao to Meow: Revolution in Contemporary Chinese Cinema Pop will eat itself. “A cat is never on the side of power.” — Chris Marker Last summer veteran Hong Kong director Benny Chan brought us the year’s best martial arts film with the High Noon variation Call of Heroes. This