All U Need Is Love 總是有愛在隔離 (2021) Review

Just what we need at times like this, given the seemingly never-ending COVID-19 pandemic — a lighthearted comedy featuring an all-star cast of both older and current generations.

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35 Years Later: Revisiting Police Story (1985)

For decades, Jackie Chan has made six Police Story <警察故事> movies including sequels (1988’s Police Story 2 <警察故事續集>, 1992’s Police Story 3: Super Cop <警察故事III超級警察> and 1996’s Police Story 4: First Strike <警察故事4之簡單任務>) and reboots (2004’s New Police Story <新警察故事> and 2013’s Police Story 2013 <警察故事2013>). If that’s not enough, he is set to return to the franchise tentatively titled Police Story 2022 <警察故事 2022>, which would see him reuniting with his Bleeding Steel <機器之血> director Leo Zhang.

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35 Years Later: Revisiting Police Story 警察故事 (1985)

For decades, Jackie Chan has made six Police Story <警察故事> movies including sequels (1988’s Police Story 2 <警察故事續集>, 1992’s Police Story 3: Super Cop <警察故事III超級警察> and 1996’s Police Story 4: First Strike <警察故事4之簡單任務>) and reboots (2004’s New Police Story <新警察故事> and 2013’s Police Story 2013 <警察故事2013>). If that’s not enough, he is set to return to the franchise tentatively titled Police Story 2022 <警察故事 2022>, which would see him reuniting with his Bleeding Steel <機器之血> director Leo Zhang.

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Vanguard (2020) 急先锋 Review

Once upon a time, Stanley Tong’s Vanguard <急先锋> was set to compete with the other two action-movie heavyweights including the Donnie Yen-starred Enter The Fat Dragon <肥龍過江> and Dante Lam’s The Rescue <紧急救援> during the Chinese New Year season.

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