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Michael Wong

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Thrice a Thief (Ralph Nelson, 1965 and John Woo, 1991 & 1996)
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John Woo

Thrice a Thief (Ralph Nelson, 1965 and John Woo, 1991 & 1996)

13 Jun 2024 8 min read
The Sparring Partner (Ho Cheuk-tin, 2022) and A Guilty Conscience (Jack Ng, 2023)
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A Better Tomorrow

The Sparring Partner (Ho Cheuk-tin, 2022) and A Guilty Conscience (Jack Ng, 2023)

01 Jun 2023 7 min read
In the Line of Duty IV (Yuen Woo-ping, 1989)
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Yuen Woo-ping

In the Line of Duty IV (Yuen Woo-ping, 1989)

24 Mar 2023 5 min read
Cold War (Longman Leung & Sunny Luk, 2012)
Longman Leung and Sunny Luk

Cold War (Longman Leung & Sunny Luk, 2012)

In a slick chrome and black Hong Kong, two halves of the police force war with each other over methods and tactics. One one side: the operations department – active, aggressive, channeling the “we break the law to enforce the law” ethos celebrated in HK films since at least the mid
04 Jul 2016 2 min read
Royal Warriors (David Chung, 1986)
David Chung

Royal Warriors (David Chung, 1986)

I’m a little unclear on whether or not this 1986 film is In the Line of Duty or In the Line of Duty 2. Wikipedia says it’s the second one, after 1985’s Yes, Madam!. The IMDb says it’s the first one and uses “In the Line
19 Dec 2013 3 min read
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