RIP Nansun Shi. I feel framing her as a film producer undercuts her actual work though, which was primarily in distribution and administration, the non-creative side of the business of movies that's kinda boring but is ultimately what keeps it all afloat.

Walking into a shop and buying Shinji Aoyama's EUREKA like I'm in some AI slop nostalgia video about going to the video store or the mall.

The BFI and Variety with competing translations of Jia Zhangke's Tony Rayns Weibo post.

Tony Rayns trying to pull a dude in Stanley Kwan's Hold You Tight (1998)

RIP Tony Rayns, one of the few English-language critics who genuinely knew what they were talking about (most of the time) when it came to East Asian cinema, especially Hong Kong's.

When stuff gets released specifically for me.

Small update to my long drawn-out Patrick Tam translation project in light of the recent passing of Taiwanese actor Pai Ying: 'Death of a Hitman', the 8th episode of Hong Kong New Wave adjacent 1975 anthology series Superstar Special. Link after the jump.

Small update to my long drawn-out Patrick Tam translation project in light of the recent passing of Taiwanese actor Pai Ying: 'Death of a Hitman', the 8th episode of Hong Kong New Wave adjacent 1975 anthology series Superstar Special. Link after the jump.

This transition and crane shot in Ocarina of Time, man...

I wrote about Ringo Lam and his seminal On Fire trilogy for Metrograph. Their Ringo Lam series starts today, and includes both Prison on Fire and Full Contact on 35mm. metrograph.com/ringo-lam-on...

My work on Arrow's Golden Princess releases will be slowing down from now on, but I still managed to do new subs for the first A Better Tomorrow (and all the songs are translated!). I can't maintain a standard I'm happy with in the time required anymore, and it'd also be nice to do other things...

J'ai écrit un article pour le numéro 219 du magazine 24 Images, dans le cadre d'un dossier sur le cinéma hongkongais. Je vous parle de la résilience des cinéastes de Hong Kong face à la censure chinoise et de la manière dont leur cinéma épouse les luttes sociales de la ville. En accès libre, ici ! ⬇️

Thrilled to share my artwork for the worldwide UHD premiere of Lucio Fulci’s THE BLACK CAT! This 3-disc 4K release with my limited edition slipcase is part of the @severinfilms.bsky.social summer sale, ending at 12:01 AM PST on June 30. Pre-order here: severinfilms.com/collections/... #physicalmedia

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) on the cover of a collection of the original Sasori (さそり) manga by Toru Shinohara (篠原とおる). Scanned by me. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm

I went on (in?) Labyrinth of Cinema to sell my unsuspecting hosts and all of you on Jet Li Indiana Jones going through a divorce in Dr. Wai in The Scripture with No Words. The fair number of you out there who don't like this movie are objectively wrong.

Will Casshan fight to protect Android Faye Wong?

I went on (in?) Labyrinth of Cinema to sell my unsuspecting hosts and all of you on Jet Li Indiana Jones going through a divorce in Dr. Wai in The Scripture with No Words. The fair number of you out there who don't like this movie are objectively wrong.

This week Labyrinth of Cinema is joined by @dylancheung.bsky.social for Dr Wai in The Scripture With No Words. You would not believe how divorced sad sack Jet Li is capable of getting. Links in the reply! Also please post your favorite HK Studio intro so @lowercasejai.bsky.social and I can vibe

Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1969) joining the collection

I've had Kindaichi on my mind lately and a new Village of Eight Graves adaptation drops. I fall in and out of love with Takashi Shimizu, but this looks suitably gnarly.

While the rest of the audience was in stitches, there was a specific scene in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma that had me in tears, even though I couldn't tell you exactly why. When the protagonist, also a spectator, shared my reaction, I never felt so seen before in my life.

Now checking into Camp Miasma

There's some real dorky shit in All of a Sudden but Hamaguchi makes it so life-affirming and humanist somehow. Also an airtight case for bilingualism and lesbianism.

Chatted briefly with Clara Law and Eddie Fong after seeing their latest film Ripples in the Mist (very good). Desperately held myself back from going full, "SO THAT HONG KONG NEW WAVE EH? TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT NOMAD AND GOLDEN LOTUS AND AUTUMN MOON ETC THNX!"

Important film in my personal canon.

Link has been replaced by a Precious Moments figurine in the Ocarina remake.

i hope you’ve got time to play 36 RPGs in a row!!!

Despite being a Keiko Nobumoto completionist, Kingdom Hearts has no power over me

HD2D Final Fantasy makes my lizard brain go off. I am weak.

Everything they say about Shinji Aoyama's EUREKA is true. Glad I waited and watched it at the movies and not on a 700mb avi file 20 years ago. Movies can break you to pieces and put you back together again, but you won't be the same.

Pen-ek Ratanaruang beaming back to his home planet.

It really is. I believe it’s the best thing on Ringo Lam I’ve ever read.

Dylan Cheung has a fine essay on Ringo Lam's "On Fire" Trilogy! culturalgutter.com/2026/06/05/r...

This essay by @dylancheung.bsky.social on Ringo Lam is terrific of course metrograph.com/ringo-lam-on...

The Samurai and the Prisoner keeps all of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's obsessions intact even as a big studio period drama. Best director working today.

Finally got to see Tang Shu-shuen's The Arch (1968). Incredible. Hong Kong cinema reaching a fork in the road as a new generation asserts itself: stoic tradition or something radical. Even more powerful now knowing what we know almost 60 years removed from when it was released.

I wrote about Ringo Lam and his seminal On Fire trilogy for Metrograph. Their Ringo Lam series starts today, and includes both Prison on Fire and Full Contact on 35mm. metrograph.com/ringo-lam-on...

"Film people have to cheat but I never lie." Ildikó Enyedi

Pretty sure I've messed up my back and neck forever from the seats I got for Silent Friend at Sydney Film Fest

Chung King-fai (1937–2026) King Sir was monumental in the development of drama and theatre in Hong Kong. He also led the acting classes at Shaw Brothers' acting school once it became jointly run with TVB, teaching acting to the likes of Chow Yun-fat, Johnnie To, Ringo Lam.

This was honestly very difficult to translate.

I did a ton of special features for this release Wild Eye release of the Japanese horror film VIOLATOR, a commentary with Dylan Cheung, and two video featurettes: One discussing every available film by the director, and a 40-minute discussion about Japanese hororr films with my pal Chris Brown.

Tsui Hark definitely had a type in 1995 and 1996

just watched. Johnnie To is an absolute master of so many genres. looking forward to checking out the @dylancheung.bsky.social commentary track

This is tonight! Still time to cancel all your plans to come to this instead!

Turns out Johnnie To meeting Detective Conan is all I ever wanted.

Hey, that's me!

Korean distributor Asome Pictures were going to release an AI upscaled version of Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness in theatres. The release has now been cancelled after a disastrous preview screening and subsequent copyright claim. What are we even doing here?