5 movies or shows to stream or watch in cinemas in Hong Kong this weekend, August 24-25

Actress Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut and a delightful comedy await cinema-goers; to stream there’s a romcom and season 2 of a top drama

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Jung Hae-in in a still from the K-drama series Love Next Door, now streaming on Netflix, and one of our picks of shows to stream and movies to see this weekend in Hong Kong.

Published: 3:15pm, 22 Aug 2024

A compelling thriller by a debutant director and a delightful comedy from an unlikely place compete for the attention of Hong Kong cinema-goers this weekend. If you are staying in, stream a Korean romantic comedy series, season two of a top-tier melodrama, a children’s TV gem – or all three.

1. Blink Twice

BLINK TWICE | Official Trailer 2

“Forgetting is a gift,” purrs Channing Tatum’s oily tech billionaire Slater King in actress Zoë Kravitz’s compelling directorial debut, Blink Twice.

The story follows cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her friend Jess (Alia Shawkat), who meet King at a fundraiser and get sucked into his orbit as he invites them to join his crew to party in his luxury mansion on his private island.

The art of erasing ill deeds from your memory is at the heart of this disturbing, finely crafted thriller. Wrapped up inside a thoroughly entertaining tale is a potent examination of the modern-day male-female dynamic that never feels preachy, as well as a look at power, exploitation and abuse. Read our full review

Blink Twice opens in cinemas today.

2. The Monk and the Gun

The Monk and The Gun 92024) | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters February 9

In 2006 the isolated, landlocked Kingdom of Bhutan took its first tentative steps towards democracy, just a few years after finally allowing access to television and the internet. King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced that he was abdicating the throne and transferred all his powers to a democratically elected government.