3.5/5 stars If there is one positive that the Hong Kong film industry could take from the pandemic, it is probably this: with borders shut, investors fixated on lucrative co-productions with China were suddenly willing to entertain pitches on smaller, Hong Kong-oriented genre films that otherwise have no place in today’s filmmaking ecosystem. This has included a brief renaissance of.
Tales from the Occult is an anthology film, split into three parts written and directed by Fruit Chan, Fung Chih-chiang and Wesley Hoi. Spooky and fun, it is a welcome change from the usual Hong Kong horror cinema.