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Formed Police Unit movie review: Andrew Lau-produced Chinese military drama is just woeful

1/5 stars The Chinese military drama Formed Police Unit has finally arrived in cinemas, some three years after it was originally shot. Production stalled following a scandal involving its original …

How Infernal Affairs II and III tried to emulate the success of the original with Andy Lau and Tony Leung, but couldn’t

by Haddis Thomas

The second follow-up, Infernal Affairs III, would be a sequel which followed directly on from the first film, and also backtracked in time to tie up some loose ends. (From …

Why Infernal Affairs director’s A Man Called Hero didn’t live up to the hype of his previous martial arts extravaganza The Storm Riders

by Haddis Thomas

It was moderately well received by Hong Kong audiences and critics in 1999, but failed to live up to the box-office success of its blockbusting predecessor – not least because …