Dylan Cheung talks about actor Maggie Cheung, discussing her career in parallel with the history of the Hong Kong film industry. “Writer-translator Dylan Cheung joins us to discuss the life and career of Maggie Cheung as part of our cinema program ‘In the Mood for Maggie Cheung’, exploring […]
At Metrograph, Dylan Cheung writes an excellent piece about Ringo Lam’s On Fire Trilogy. “At a moment when the city was obsessed with yuppy modernity, Lam returned Hong Kong cinema to its working-class roots. While Woo’s film romanticizes the criminal underworld, imbuing his gangsters with classical ideals of […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, the Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Jackie Stargrove to discuss The Killer (1989). “Carol Borden and Jackie Stargrove join Mike for a double-barreled deep dive into John Woo’s The Killer — both the 1989 Hong Kong […]
Our friends at the Projection Booth discuss the Mr. Vampire kung fu horror-comedy series! “Released in 1985, the original Mr. Vampire was directed by Ricky Lau and stars Lam Ching Ying as a Taoist priest who battles the forces of evil along with his two inept students. This […]
It’s Fantastic Fest time again and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and I were lucky enough to receive press accreditation again. We are cub reporters no more.We hang out in the virtual lounge and tip our fedoras at passing fancy people. We write at late hours and at […]
At BiffBamPop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo reports from Day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival 2025! He saw Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Movie (USA), Christy (USA), and one of the Gutter’s most anticipated movies of the year, The Furious (Hong Kong)! “Chatting with […]