Blue Amber [淡蓝琥珀]

Released: 2018  Viewed: December 2019 This is one of the more interesting Chinese films of 2018-19. (It was only released commercially (on a limited basis) in December 2018 in Chinese cinemas and is now available on iQiYi in China). Set in Chongqing, Blue Amber is a mysterious reflection on contemporary life in China He Jie…

One Night Surprise [一夜惊喜]

Released: 2013 Viewed: December 2019 A comic showcase for the fabulous Fan Bingbing, its actually quite entertaining and Ms. Fan’s character manages to retain her integrity despite falling over a lot and (in a Chinese context) potentially becoming a single mother. Michelle (Fan) is an early 30s executive in an advertising company. She pines after…

Kill Mobile [来电狂响]

Released: 2018  Viewed: December 2019 Kill Mobile (what a terrible title!) is a further remake of the original Italian movie Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers), also remade in Korea as Intimate Strangers (and there are a number of other versions). I have seen the Korean version but not the others. The film sees four old friends…