In a reimagined 1994 Hong Kong scarred by snow and fallout, Sons of the Neon Night throws us into a world where pharmaceutical heirs become warlords. We meet Moreton Li (Takeshi Kaneshiro) on the brink of reforming his family’s empire just moments after a hospital bombing shatters the city’s fragile order.
Across town, an anonymous shoot-out signals that no one is safe—be they corporate scion or street-level informant. This stark prologue sets up a power struggle between two brothers: one driven by conscience, the other by profit.
What follows is less a straightforward crime saga and more a tense clash of ideals in neon shadows. The film’s opening gambit—blood-soaked streets, a shattered ambulance plowing through chaos—pulls you in with visceral immediacy.
As someone who grew up devouring Hong Kong thrillers on late-night VHS, I couldn’t help but recall that rush of discovering a city both familiar and alien.
Across town, an anonymous shoot-out signals that no one is safe—be they corporate scion or street-level informant. This stark prologue sets up a power struggle between two brothers: one driven by conscience, the other by profit.
What follows is less a straightforward crime saga and more a tense clash of ideals in neon shadows. The film’s opening gambit—blood-soaked streets, a shattered ambulance plowing through chaos—pulls you in with visceral immediacy.
As someone who grew up devouring Hong Kong thrillers on late-night VHS, I couldn’t help but recall that rush of discovering a city both familiar and alien.
- 5/18/2025
- by Caleb Anderson
- Gazettely
Anselm Chan’s The Last Dance leads the pack going into the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards (Hkfa) with 18 nominations.
It is followed by Soi Cheang’s Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In with 14 nods and Philip Yung’s Papa with 11 nominations. All three films will face off alongside Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk and Ray Yeung’s All Shall Be Well, in both the best film and best director categories.
The 18 nominations secured by The Last Dance is the highest in Hkfa’s history since Teddy Chen’s Assassins And Bodyguards received the same number in 2010. Chan...
It is followed by Soi Cheang’s Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In with 14 nods and Philip Yung’s Papa with 11 nominations. All three films will face off alongside Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk and Ray Yeung’s All Shall Be Well, in both the best film and best director categories.
The 18 nominations secured by The Last Dance is the highest in Hkfa’s history since Teddy Chen’s Assassins And Bodyguards received the same number in 2010. Chan...
- 2/14/2025
- ScreenDaily
How do you make a lovely, life-affirming film about death that appeals to general audiences just about everywhere? Up-and-coming Hong Kong filmmaker Anselm Chan has the answer in “The Last Dance,” in which a cash-strapped former wedding planner and a stern old Taoist priest become unlikely partners in the funeral business. Boasting an all-star cast headed by Cantonese comedy icons Dayo Wong (“Table for Six”) and Michael Hui playing it mostly straight, Chan’s handsomely crafted third feature is a poignant drama about finding meaning in life from the passing of loved ones and the rituals of final farewells.
This respectful and uplifting journey into Hong Kong’s unique and fascinating funeral traditions opens locally on Nov. 9 and in the U.K. and Ireland on Nov. 15 — just the start of what’s sure to be wide international theatrical exposure.
After making a mark with his rowdy 2021 romcom “Ready or Knot...
This respectful and uplifting journey into Hong Kong’s unique and fascinating funeral traditions opens locally on Nov. 9 and in the U.K. and Ireland on Nov. 15 — just the start of what’s sure to be wide international theatrical exposure.
After making a mark with his rowdy 2021 romcom “Ready or Knot...
- 10/29/2024
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
It is no secret that the mobile phone has become like another appendage in our modern society. In a post-pandemic world, this matter has only become exceedingly evident. Seemingly inspired by this, “Everyphone Everywhere,” directed by Amos Why comedically yet intimately explores our dependency on the handy device.
Everyphone Everywhere is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The narrative splits its focus between a few characters. Chit Chung, a graphic designer, forgets his phone while on a trip to meet an old friend. Meanwhile, Raymond Ho faces family troubles amid his phone's recent hacking. Lastly, a woman named Ana waits in a private kitchen, witnessing her husband cheat on her through a security app.
Check also this article Film Review: Far Far Away (2021) by Amos Why
Ostensibly, a film that centers around phones may not sound exciting, but the imagery used to convey such interactions makes for an engaging display.
Everyphone Everywhere is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The narrative splits its focus between a few characters. Chit Chung, a graphic designer, forgets his phone while on a trip to meet an old friend. Meanwhile, Raymond Ho faces family troubles amid his phone's recent hacking. Lastly, a woman named Ana waits in a private kitchen, witnessing her husband cheat on her through a security app.
Check also this article Film Review: Far Far Away (2021) by Amos Why
Ostensibly, a film that centers around phones may not sound exciting, but the imagery used to convey such interactions makes for an engaging display.
- 3/1/2024
- by Aaron Hinojosa
- AsianMoviePulse
Lawrence Kan’s newsroom drama In Broad Daylight leads the pack going into the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards with 16 nominations.
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
It is no secret that the mobile phone has become like another appendage in our modern society. In a post-pandemic world, this matter has only become exceedingly evident. Seemingly inspired by this, “Everyphone Everywhere,” directed by Amos Why comedically yet intimately explores our dependency on the handy device.
Everyphone Everywhere is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The narrative splits its focus between a few characters. Chit Chung, a graphic designer, forgets his phone while on a trip to meet an old friend. Meanwhile, Raymond Ho faces family troubles amid his phone's recent hacking. Lastly, a woman named Ana waits in a private kitchen, witnessing her husband cheat on her through a security app.
Check also this article Film Review: Far Far Away (2021) by Amos Why
Ostensibly, a film that centers around phones may not sound exciting, but the imagery used to convey such interactions makes for an engaging display.
Everyphone Everywhere is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The narrative splits its focus between a few characters. Chit Chung, a graphic designer, forgets his phone while on a trip to meet an old friend. Meanwhile, Raymond Ho faces family troubles amid his phone's recent hacking. Lastly, a woman named Ana waits in a private kitchen, witnessing her husband cheat on her through a security app.
Check also this article Film Review: Far Far Away (2021) by Amos Why
Ostensibly, a film that centers around phones may not sound exciting, but the imagery used to convey such interactions makes for an engaging display.
- 7/23/2023
- by Aaron Hinojosa
- AsianMoviePulse
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