Premiering with two back-to-back episodes every Sunday at 9pm from June 13 on and HBO, brand-new HBO Asia Original Taiwan series,
Trinity Of Shadows, follows a murder investigation that leads righteous detective Tze-Wei, an up-and-coming public official Chi-Hsiao, and rookie policeman Chia-Hao into a dark labyrinth of power play. As the trio close in on the truth, they are inextricably intertwined and forced to confront their demons linked to a cold case from three years ago.
Episodes include:
Episode 1: Nicole
Detective Tze-Wei is handling an assault case. When the police arrive at the scene, the victim, Nicole, decides not to press charges against the perpetrator, stunning Tze-Wei.
Movie review: The Sadness
This slickly-produced gorefest, which finds a virus turning people into bloodthirsty maniacs, is entertaining and relevant, but lacks a plot
By Han Cheung / Staff reporter
If you’re squeamish about intentionally campy, senselessly gory zombie-style bloodfests, stay away from this film.
This reviewer is no fan of the genre, but somehow, between the smooth production, excellent death metal-meets Taiwanese temple music soundtrack, fast paced action and not-so-subtle digs at the government and humanity, The Sadness (哭悲) proved to be mildly entertaining.
The social parody is not as relentless and biting as last August’s Get The Hell Out (逃出立法院), where the nation’s entire legislative body transforms into zombies, but that one was somewhat bogged down by very specific Taiwanese cultural references that could only be appreciated by a familiarity with the nation’s pop culture and sociopolitical events. You don’t need to know that muc