Originally published in View of the Arts on 23 May 2026 （Source: Hong Kong Film Critics Organisation) On Valentine’s Day, a bus explodes in the middle of Hong Kong. The bomb is planted by a gay couple who kill themselves along with most of the passengers, leaving behind charred bodies and severed limbs. This shocking scene opens We’re Nothing at All, a brutal yet compassionate film that gives voice to some of society’s most marginalised people. ★★★★★ Directed by Herman Yau,

Originally published in Resonate Voices on 10 May 2026 (Source: Central City Cinema) Directed by Patrick Leung, Ciao UFO is a poignant Hong Kong drama spanning the 1980s to the early 2000s. Based on the famous urban legend, the film centers on the Wah Fu Estate, one of Hong Kong’s most iconic public housing projects and a rumoured UFO sighting there. The story follows the lives of four childhood friends – Tsz-kin (Chui Tien-you), Ka-him (Wong You-nam), Hoi-yee (Charlene Choi

Originally published in Resonate Voices on 20 March 2026 (Source: Central City Cinema) “We may never undo our mistakes, but please don’t forget, we still have the ability to love.” At first glance, this line from Sunshine Women’s Choir may sound like a familiar moral refrain; yet, the film transforms it into something far more affecting. By centering the story on a prison choir, this often-overlooked message of compassion and forgiveness is rendered with genuine sincerity and

Originally published in The Indiependent on 20 March 2026 (Source: Lumière & Co) A group of women sit around a table, eat dishes destined for Hitler’s lips, and wait to see if anyone collapses. They’re testing whether the food has been poisoned as part of an assassination attempt. These young German women, recruited during the Second World War, are known as The Tasters . ★★★★☆ Directed and co-written by Silvio Soldini, The Tasters is a wartime drama film adapted from Rosella

Originally published in The Indiependent on 20 March 2026 ( Source: Lumière & Co ) The Tasters , directed by Italian director Silvio Soldini, is a gripping wartime drama that sheds light on one of the most obscure groups working inside Adolf Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair headquarters. They are the tasters, young women forced to sample the dictator’s meals to check whether they had been poisoned. Adapted from Rosella Postorino’s historical novel The Women at Hitler’s Table , inspired

Originally published in The Indiependent on 24 January 2026 (Source: Point Five Creations) Another World marks a major milestone for Hong Kong cinema. It is the first locally produced animated feature since My Life as McDull (2001), the Annecy Grand Prix-winning film that brought everyday Hong Kong life to the global stage through the lens of a cute little pig. Breaking a decades-long silence in the city’s animation industry, Another World boldly explores the idea of after

Originally published in The Indiependent on 9 November 2025 (Source: ShowWalker UK) “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). While the bible calls for unconditional love, should a pastor forgive someone who raped his daughter and caused her death? Valley of the Shadow of Death is one of the first Hong Kong movies examining the turmoil between faith and humanity. ★★★★☆ Directed by Jeffrey Lam and Antonia Tam, two emerging