Edward Yang’s 1994 comedy A Confucian Confusion follows a group of men and women trying to navigate rapid changes in Taiwanese society, and exposes collective insecurities that are as raw as ever.
We rank the 37 Hong Kong films that were released locally in 2023, from greats like A Guilty Conscience – the city’s highest-grossing local film ever – and Lost Love to stinkers like Prison Flowers.
Featuring stand-out performances from Michelle Wai and Elaine Jin, Ready or Rot is a pleasant and touching romantic drama that is a vast improvement on its prequel, 2021’s Ready or Knot.
Stanley Kwan’s early films during the 1980s and 1990s centred on women, giving the actresses who played them roles focused on their characters and not just their looks. We take a closer look at four of those films.