Movies
On a scale of 1 to 10, Andy Lau gives “The Departed” -- an Americanized version of one of his movies -- an 8.
Oct. 7, 2006
At every turn, the Chinese globe-trotting heist flick “The Adventurers,” with Andy Lau as international master thief Zhang and Jean Reno as his Javert, calls to mind better, craftier precursors.
Aug. 17, 2017
Boasting sleek, metallic surfaces and saturated neon highlights that belie the shadowy souls of its symbiotic protagonists, “Infernal Affairs” glides along like a buffed-out muscle car, a glistening machine with a steady rumble under the hood.
Dec. 7, 2004
Entertainment & Arts
Actor-singer Andy Lau says he won’t follow any of his contemporaries and move to Hollywood because he thinks the big studios have too little respect for Chinese filmmaking.
April 14, 2004
“Lost and Love” expounds on China’s child-trafficking phenomenon — 20,000 cases each year by U.S.
March 19, 2015
Based on actual events, “Saving Mr.
Oct. 1, 2015
Andy Lau and Gong Li are appealing leads, but this Chinese-language carbon copy doesn’t find a distinctive voice.
Feb. 3, 2011
In a sense, the action film from Hong Kong seems to exist only to make arch references to other action movies.
March 28, 2003
Horribly tangled double lives and intricate gamesmanship with an undercurrent of alienation are just some of the pleasures of “Infernal Affairs” (2002), the first of a trilogy of Hong Kong action pictures.
May 5, 2005
Wong Kar-Wai’s 1991 “Days of Being Wild” offers the flip side of his dazzling “Chung-king Express.”
April 5, 1996