Cinema Escapist
Explore and connect the world through a cinematic lens
Review: “One Night Only” is a Tragic Romance Between Flawed People
BY Richard Yu
Director Matt Wu discusses the dichotomy between darkness and brightness -- and what it was like working with his wife on set
The Bruce Lee Statue That Sought to Unify a Divided City
BY Timon Singh
The story behind the world's most unlikely Bruce Lee tribute: a statue in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Chasing the Dragon” is a Critique of British Corruption in Colonial Hong Kong
BY Richard Yu
In this Hong Kong triad movie, it's Chinese v. British—not gangster v. police.
How Music in “Chungking Express” Comments on Hong Kong’s Handover
BY Maya Ho
Songs in Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express" reflect past anxieties around Hong Kong's 1997 return to China.
Meet Joshua Wong: The 20 Year-old Poster Boy of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement
BY Anthony Kao
Wong is the subject of "Joshua: Teenager v. Superpower"―a new documentary now available on Netflix.
Review: iGirl (Hong Kong, 2016)
BY Richard Yu
A rambling Hong Kong sci-fi romantic comedy featuring robot girlfriends.
Review: 2046 (Hong Kong, 2004)
BY Anthony Kao
Wong Kar-wai is one of Asia’s most renowned filmmakers. If you’re a hardcore film buff, you’ve probably heard of him. If not, he’s definitely a...
Review: Flirting in the Air (Hong Kong, 2014)
BY Richard Yu
It's a Ming Dynasty vase! It's a plane! No, it's "Flirting in the Air", an irreverently naughty Hong Kong comedy that parodies a popular show...
Review: Comrades, Almost a Love Story (China/Hong Kong, 1996)
BY Richard Yu
Teresa Teng is one of the most prolific Chinese singers in the modern age. Although artists like Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai may be the...
Review: Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong, 2011)
BY Richard Yu
If there was a genre of movies called “rich people problems”, Lan Kwai Fong would be one of its leading films. The first in a trilogy, Lan Kwai Fong tells the story...