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‘Black Mask’, hampered by clumsy direction, only sees some of its promise through

Great cinema Black Mask is not, nor an achievement in martial arts filmmaking it is not either, too frequently hampered by shoddy mise en scène and editing. The story is not much to write home about either, eschewing the love triangle potential between Tsui Karen and Yeuk Laan with the most anticlimactic death scene possible…with still half an hour to go.

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EIFF 2012: Johnnie To’s ‘Life Without Principle’ is a compelling portrait of greed and desperation

Life Without Principle Written by Kin-Yee Au, Ka-kit Cheung, Ben Wong, Nai-Hoi Yau and Tin-Shing Yip Directed by Johnnie To Hong Kong, 2011 Just one of the ever-prolific Johnnie To’s latest efforts, Life Without Principle weaves together a triumvirate of stories, each concerned with the effects of the current global economic crisis. Its English title …

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