Alongside the likes of John Woo and Ringo Lam, Johnnie To is undisputably one of the greatest Hong Kong action directors of all time. From 1993’s female-led martial arts tale
9
... hollows out the possibility of communicating real intimacy and leaves only the poetics of the anxious mundane. Still, it’s mesmerizing in the most cinematic of ways.
2.5
… a flawed execution leaves the audience catfished.
7.5
… the film delights in showing the horrors found inside the mind.
7
… calm, bittersweet, and very moving.
The actor reunites with his Infernal Affairs co-star Andy Lau for the ‘80s set tale of excess, The Goldfinger.
Loveland is the spectacular new film from Australian auteur Ivan Sen [pictured with star Ryan Kwanten].