5 movies or shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, September 6-8
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel hits cinemas, Nicole Kidman stars in a Netflix murder mystery and an Emmy-nominated British spy show returns
A director’s long-awaited sequel to his much-loved 1980s fantasy comedy and an award-winning Chinese film about a man and a dog await weekend cinema-goers.
If you would rather be entertained at home, a star-studded murder mystery Netflix limited series, the new season of a fan-favourite show about down-on-their-luck spies, and a car crash of a K-drama series are streaming this weekend.
1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
“Death is hard,” complains Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) in Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 fantasy comedy Beetlejuice.
There is plenty of it in this light-to-the-touch tale, starting with the funeral of Lydia’s father, Charles, who has died in a bizarre plane crash/shark attack.
A psychic mediator with her own ghost-hunting TV show, Lydia grew up in Winter Hill, where she encountered Michael Keaton’s afterlife spook Beetlejuice as a teenager. Now she must return to her quaint hometown to bury her father.
But she senses the wisecracking ghoul is back and out to cause trouble.
