Tag Archives: Zhang Wen

SYNOPSIS: Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Feng Shen Yan Yi (The Investiture of the Gods), the story tells of how King Zhou of Shang becomes a tyrant due to the wiles of Daji, a vixen spirit who is disguised as one of his concubines. REVIEW: Fantasy is tricky to pull off in film. Despite some of the most successful …

SYNOPSIS: Tang Sanzang, a Buddhist trying to protect a village from three demons, his emerging feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who helps him repeatedly, and Sanzang’s trans-formative encounter with the Monkey King. REVIEW: Sitting down to watch a foreign-made film is always a bit of a crapshoot. Some are breathtaking in their breadth and scope, others are wastes …

SYNOPSIS: When a spate of eerie murders erupts across HK two trouble making cops are assigned to the case. Young maverick WANG and grizzled vet HUANG who is fed up with his reckless younger partner always landing them in hot water. Reaching a dead end after discovering all the victims were former boyfriends of aspiring starlet LIU, the detectives must …