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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • Yip Man

    Jet Li’s defection to Hollywood endangered Hong Kong kung fu cinema. A team of Yip, Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen brought the genre back to…
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  • My Father’s House

    In China, they call the port of Guangzhou ‘Chocolate City’, because so many Africans come here to trade, live and even set up churches. A…
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  • Reign of Assassins

    A return to old-style wuxia as seen revived in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Su’s ambition to create an original masterpiece is clear in the film’s
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  • Fong Sai Yuk

    Jet Li may be better known for his role in Once Upon a Time in China, but this humorous interpretation of the Shao Lin legend…
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  • Ashes of Time Redux

    For Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-wai swapped the conventions of the wuxia genre for his beloved theme of love and loss. The film can also…
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  • Golden Swallow

    Following on from the success of The One-Armed Swordsman, director Chang Cheh branched out into new territory. Full of machismo, and with a hero dress
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  • Killer Clans

    A godfather meets a romantic killer against a backdrop of traditional chivalry. An ingénue falls for an assassin with a penchant for poetry. Vicious f
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  • Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

    Inspired by Star Wars, Tsui Hark was determined to develop a brand of special effects with Chinese imagery. In a great leap forward, he trained…
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  • Merry-Go-Round

    An epic and visual merry-go-round about the sick and the dead in Hong Kong, yet it remains light-hearted. A story filled with pop music, with…
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  • Love in a Puff

    The film has been described as charming and intelligent. It is supposedly a jewel. A minor masterpiece. That last comment is not true. It is…
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