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Undeclared War (Ringo Lam, 1990)

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Undeclared War (Ringo Lam, 1990)

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (Various, 2020)

The 36th Chamber

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (Various, 2020)

It’s hard to imagine how long I’ve been talking about the film that would eventually become Septet: The Story of Hong Kong. The first time I tweeted about it appears to have been August of 2017, although that tweet is phrased as a reminder, which means I must

Ringo Lam Capsule Reviews

Ringo Lam Capsule Reviews

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986) — December 11, 2013 Sylvia Chang, who’s mostly been wasted in this series since halfway through the first entry, absolutely broke my heart at the end of this one, when it looks as though Karl Maka’s Baldy has died. That

Wild City (Ringo Lam, 2015)

Wild City (Ringo Lam, 2015)

After more than a decade of semi-retirement, legendary director Ringo Lam returns to the big screen with a thriller that hearkens back to the golden age of the Hong Kong crime film. Lam made his mark in the late 80s and early 90s with a series of action films–gritty,

The Aces Go Places Series (1982-1989)

The Odd One Dies

The Aces Go Places Series (1982-1989)

Aces Go Places (Eric Tsang, 1982) — November 20, 2013 The first of the smash hit action/comedy series that was one of the first big successes of the Cinema City studio that dominated 80s Hong Kong. Pioneering Cantopop star Sam Hui plays a master jewel thief who helps a bumbling

Prison on Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987)

Prison on Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987)

A conventional yet effective prison drama from director Ringo Lam, who appears to have cornered the market on “On Fire” movies with this and City on Fire, also from 1987, along with the next year’s School on Fire. All three were made at the Cinema City studio, where Lam