One of cinema’s greatest challenges is making gambling exciting to watch. It’s somewhat easier to throw the viewer into the mind of a gambler, and in fact the risky, irrational thinking of someone addicted to the high of the bet is narrative rocket fuel for many movies. Uncut Gems couldn’t care […]
Andy Lau
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Infernal Affairs Trilogy (2002/3) A Significant if flawed Film Trilogy (Blu-Ray Review)
In 2002, the producing-writing-directing team Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and Alan Mak released Infernal Affairs, a distinctive crime thriller that exploded across Hong Kong cinemas and had a worldwide impact. The film garnered multiple awards including Best Film at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards and Film of Merit at the […]