The Arts – JustMeMike's New BlogLet’s start with the title Overheard 2. Now wouldn’t this title alone lead you to believe that this film would, should, or could be a sequel to Overheard which I reviewed here. Then add in the following: Same Three Lead Actors – Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu Same Directors – Alan Mak [...]
What do a stock broker, actually a bank rep who handles investments for clients, a homicide detective, and a low-level triad enforcer have in common? This is the question that famed Hong Kong film director Johnny To puts before us in his brand new film, Life Without Principle. Johnny To has received world-wide acclaim for [...]
With my departure time for travel to Hong Kong and then on to Yangshuo, Guanxi Province, China, only hours away, I’d thought I share one of my favorite Hong Kong films with you. You can watch it from the comfort of your own homes, and save the cost of an airline ticket to Hong Kong. [...]
It has been said that there are only two kinds of men in the world: Those who cheat on their wives, and those who want to. At least this is what is said more than once in the 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. Co-directed by the illustrious duo of Johnny [...]
When you hear about electronic skullduggery, as in wire-taps, hidden voice activated microphones for eavesdropping, sorry – make that surveillance, and surreptitious cameras planted in offices, you might think of, if you are of a certain age, the goings on in a Washington DC office/apartment complex called Watergate, or if you like Asian films, you [...]
Stool Pigeon is a 2010 release from noted Hong Kong film director Dante Lam. Lam’s milieu is gritty cops and gangster dramas with plenty of bloody action usually in the form of car chases, heists, knives and gun battles, and he always adds the usual pretty girl or two to the cast. This film, which [...]
Ex is a film written and directed by a 27 year old Hong Kong woman named Heiward Mak. Despite her youth, this isn’t even her first directorial effort. Released in early June 2010, the film marked the return to the big screen in a starring role for Gillian Chung who had been tarnished by the [...]
