Aces Go Places II. A gratuitously goofy film with some fun action scenes. Not the equal of the first film in the series by any stretch of the imagination.

Long Arm of the Law II: a movie I’ve been waiting something like 10 years to see. Better than I expected and more of the as-promised precursor to the later work of John woo and Ringo Lam, etc. than I … Continue reading →

Jiang Hu: A surprisingly clever Hong Kong film. Not surprising because it’s from HK, plenty of clever films have come out of the SAR, clever because it’s cleverness came in such an unexpected way. I can’t go much into it … Continue reading →

The Mission: This was, in a weird way, a disappointing Milkyway film. It’s really good, but I expected more oomph out of a film with this cast (Francis NG, Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Simon Yam), director (Johnny To) and production … Continue reading →

The joys of owning a laptop. On my weekend trip to Philadelphia I checked out Infernal Affairs I,II, and III on the train. Good times. The first is easily the best, but the two sequels are worthwhile in their own … Continue reading →