Tse, who also directs the action, plays a customs officer who intercepts a boatload of weapons and single-handedly stops their terrorist owners grabbing them back in Herman Yau’s highly implausible film.

Action film brings in 1.59 million viewers and box office sales of HK$105 million since its premiere earlier this year.

He got his first action director credit for Customs Frontline: Hong Kong actor/singer Nicholas Tse talks about how he avoided CGI, even for explosions, to keep the film’s stunts as real as possible.

The story of a group of assassins who disguise their hits as accidents, and their increasingly paranoid leader, is needlessly complicated in this remake. If there is some social commentary, it is obscured by chaos.

Documentary maker S. Leo Chiang discusses his Oscar-nominated short film Island In Between, which looks at the trepidation, but also resigned indifference, with which Taiwanese view mainland China.

We look beyond the dangerous stunts and innovative action sequences, and martial arts stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, to discover why Hong Kong films have often travelled so well.

A teenage student cramming for Hong Kong’s university entrance exam joins YouTuber Hui Yin, who is resitting it at 30 to put right his past failures, in documentary Once Upon a Time in HKDSE.

Sho Miyake’s understated, refreshingly cliché-free drama tracks the lives of two people with different disorders who bond and grow more empathetic towards each other.

Can A Quiet Place: Day One and Alien: Romulus break the recent prequel curse? Films like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga have bombed, for a variety of reasons. Is there a prequel formula that works?

Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ruby Yang, who teaches journalism at the University of Hong Kong, talks about the chilling effect of her Academy Award in China and today’s self-absorbed young documentary makers.

The Valiant Ones, King Hu’s 1975 martial arts drama, was rediscovered after being ‘lost’ for two decades. A film critic tells the Post why it stands out from the director’s other films.

Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Britney Spears were all considered for The Notebook before John Cassavetes’ director son Nick picked Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, and made them A-list stars.

Netflix anime The Imaginary follows an imaginary friend (voiced by Kokoro Terada) trying to get back to his human companion Amanda (Rio Suzuki) in a story that is heavily inspired by the films of Studio Ghibli.

Eason Chan is one of the most influential Hong Kong pop singers and has a won a string of awards in a three-decade career, despite taking some controversial stances and facing some low moments.

One of Canada’s most famous sons, Donald Sutherland played dashing leading men as well as anti-heroes and villains.

‘Queen of Swords’ Cheng Pei-pei was the first, like Michelle Yeoh a dancer who became a martial arts star. Angela Mao was as famous as Bruce Lee; Brigitte Lin was the queen of fantasy martial arts films.

From the latest in the Despicable Me franchise to a Marvel mash-up with two fan-favourite characters to yet another video-game adaptation, 10 films that could be big hits with audiences this summer.

Phillips appears to have moved on from convicted criminal Masterson, and is believed to be dating denim entrepreneur Jamie Mazur – here’s what you need to know

Formed Police Unit exists to serve as little more than a propaganda tool. It has the thinnest of plots, a shocking moment of blackface, and what little tension exists between characters soon dissipates.

Actor Byron Mann, of Netflix show Wu Assassins, talks about how The Modelizer underlines what a melting pot of ethnicities and nationalities Hong Kong is, and reveals the genesis of its plot.

David Mumeni was in the Tom Cruise flick Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Hannah New was in Maleficent with Angelina Jolie, while Sam Phillips had a role in The Crown

With the release this month of Herman Yau’s Crisis Negotiators – which reimagines 1998 Hollywood movie The Negotiator – we consider 5 other Chinese-language remakes of films from the US.

Finance chief Paul Chan says extra government funding will help Hong Kong film industry break into international markets and promote city’s culture to the world.

Adults-only and mainstream crime films, sex films, and serious dramas with Alex Law and Ann Hui – Simon Yam has done them all. Good-looking and with an expressive face, he has a work ethic second to none.

South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon, best known for his role in K-drama Taxi Driver, endeared himself to viewers with his fearless approach to acting and his willingness to challenge himself in a variety of roles.

Lawsuit contends Halyna Hutchins’ 2021 death was caused by reckless behaviour by Alec Baldwin, producers and other crew.

Martial arts films are heavily linked with Chinese culture, from the Shaolin Temple in China to famous martial artists in history, such as Wong Fei-hung, Fong Sai-yuk and Hong Xiguan.

Inside Me 2 follows Riley, now 13, who is dealing with some new emotions, from Anxiety to Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui in this solid sequel that does not quite hit the highs of the first film.

Lau Ching-wan plays a police hostage negotiator framed for murder and Francis Ng an ex-colleague in Herman Yau’s pale remake of Hollywood movie The Negotiator.