[2025.04.02] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, MARCH 30 2025

For the week ending Sunday, March 23 2025

10 THE BRUTALIST
    d. Brady Corbet
    Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce

  9 FIRST KISS
  Can : Chuen Yuen Sik Hung Dik Chor Mun
    d. Ayuko Tsukahara
    Takako Matsu, Hokuto Matsumura,
      Riho Yoshioka, Nana Mori, Lily Franky,
  Rating : I
  Length : 124 mins.
  Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/JpW07Qv8CQs


[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
    Kanna Suzuri is married to Kakeru Suzuri. After 15 years of marriage, Kakeru Suzuri suddenly dies in an accident. Prior to the accident, their marriage was going through difficulties and they were on bad terms with each other. Now, Kanna Suzuri is about to start her new life. At that time, she obtains a way time travel through time. She travels to the past and she meets young Kakeru Suzuri, right before she met him for the first time. Seeing the younger Kakeru Suzuri, she realizes that she loved him and she falls in love with him again. She decides to save him from his death that happens 15 years later.

  8 FLIGHT RISK
    d. Mel Gibson
    Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace

  7 THE SOLITARY GOURMENT
    d. Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige, Joe Odagiri,
      Isomura Hayato, Sansei Shiomi, Takehiro Murata, Uchida Yuki,
      Anne Watanabe, Yoo Jae-Myung
  Rating : I
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening March 14 2025

[ CINEMA CITY ]
    Goro Inogashira runs his own imported goods business and travels all over Japan for work. During his trips, he loves to try different restaurants by himself. Now, Goro Inogashira travels abroad and tries to find the ultimate soup.

  6 THE WAY WE TALK
  Can : Hong Ngor Gum Tin Jum Mor Suet
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening January 29 2025 in mainland China
  Opening October 12 2024 @ BFL London Film Festival
  Opening October 30 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening December 3 2024 (Preview)
  Opening February 20 2025
  Site : https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=way-we-talk-lff24
  fb: https://fb.com/moviethewaywetalk

[ 2024 BFL LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ]
    The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in contemporary Hong Kong.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
    A soul-searching story about three friends who have different conditions of deafness: Wolf embraces sign language with confidence while tackling realistic obstacles in his everyday life; Alan is Wolf's cheerful best friend who is an advocate of diverse modes of communication between the deaf and the hearing communities; Sophie struggles with oral language and continuously strives to be seen as "normal". The trio embarks on their self-discovering journeys with moments of pain and realisation. Sincere and empathetic, Adam Wong's latest drama feature sensitively questions what social norms and identity mean for us.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
    Wolf, from a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence, navigating life's obstacles. Sophie, implanted with a cochlear device in childhood, strives for normalcy through spoken language, despite the "deaf accent." Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, shares spoken language skills but also understands sign language, advocating for diverse communication among the Deaf. Friendship and love intertwine their lives, causing both wounds and self-discovery on a journey to find themselves.

  5 MICKEY 17
    d. Bong Joon-ho
    Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun,
      Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo

  4 GRAND MAISON PARIS
    d. Ayuko Tsukahara
    Takuya Kimura, Kyoka Suzuki,
      Ok Taec-yeon, Yoshinori Masakado,
      Yuta Tamamori, Kanichiro,
      Ayako Yoshitani, Anne Nakamura,
      Ai Tominaga, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Ikki Sawamura
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/4LXa3i4dWH0



[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    After their restaurant "Grand Maison Tokyo" earned a Michelin three- star, Natsuki Obana and Rinko Hayami venture to Paris to open "Grand Maison Paris," aiming to become the first Asian chefs to achieve the same honor. However, they face cultural challenges and intense pressure in a city filled with culinary masters.

    Following a mishap at a gala dinner, Obana makes a pact with his former mentor: he will leave France if they don't earn three stars in the next Michelin evaluation. Can Obana and his team overcome these obstacles to achieve their dream?

  3 SNOW WHITE
    d. Marc Webb
    Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot

  2 NE ZHA 2
    d. Jiaozi
    mainland China animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 144 mins.
  Opening February 22 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/oVURYfWg3RU

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    After the heavenly lightning, although Ne Zha and Ao Bing survived by becoming Spirits, they would soon dissipate completely. Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing’s mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. However, during the process of reconstruction, numerous obstacles arise. What will become of the fate of Ne Zha and Ao Bing?

  1 PEG O' MY HEART
  AKA :THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION
  Can : Shook Mung
    d. Nick Cheung Ka Fai
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Fala Chen,
      Terrance Lau Chun Him, Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Ben Yuen Fu Wa,
      Julius Brian Siswojo, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi),
      Yem Yuen Yee Man, Brian Lee Hoi Yin@24 Herbs, Lauria Wu Ga Ying,
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening February 22 2025
    Opening April 30 2024 at the 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival
    Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival
    Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HakTGK5KEwY

[ CINEMA CITY ]
    Dr. Man, an unorthodox psychiatrist, is skilled at extracting the deepest secrets of his patients. One day, he hops into a random cab and encounters Choi, the cab driver. Man finds Choi's condition deeply disturbing but is unable to express his concern during the short cab ride. A few day later, the two men cross paths again. Choi has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation due to his alleged involvement in reckless driving, and Man is assigned to his case. Man quickly realizes that Choi struggles to differentiate between dreams and reality. He constantly sees "devils". Awake or not, his mind can never rest; his body continues to waste away. As hopeless as Choi's condition seems, Man is determined to get to the bottom of his story. As Choi's story unfolds, Man begins to experience disturbing and perplexing dreams. These dreams are vivid and unsettling. The deeper Man delves into Choi's past, the more intense and haunting his nightmares become. Man becomes increasingly suspicious of what is pay for uncovering the ghosts hidden in Choi's closet?

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
    Choi San-keung, a taxi driver who perpetually lacks sleep, thus endangering anyone who sets foot in his taxi. One passenger is psychiatrist Dr Man, who survives the taxi ride and offers to help Choi. The offer is refused, but Choi later becomes Dr Man's involuntary patient after a particularly egregious night of driving. Dr Man has his own personal issues: his motto is "I think a doctor should do more than prescribe meds," which means a doctor should also investigate his patients secretly in defiance of common sense and hospital protocol. In a parallel to Choi, Dr Man also has sleeping issues. He suffers from disturbing dreams of his deceased mother, which hints at a secret involving his father, and perhaps some repressed memories.