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The Mermaid (2016)

Plot Summary: A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a coastal wildlife reserve, for a land reclamation project. His new technology severely damages the local environment, threatening the livelihood of the merpeople who live there. The merfolk colony sends Shan, a beautiful young mermaid disguised as a human, to assassinate Liu Xuan. Instead, the two fall in love, leading to conflict between the merpeople and humans. Director: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Kelvin Lee, Andrew Fung, Ho Miu-kei, Chan Hing-kai, Lu Zhengyu, Ivy Kong, Tsang Kan-cheong Based on: The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen Producers: Stephen Chow, Jiang Ping, Ivy Kong Cinematography: Choi Sung-fai Editors: Cheung Ka-fai, Cheng Man-to Music: Raymond Wong, Huang Fuhua, Wendy Zhang Starring: Deng Chao as Liu Xuan Lin Yun as Shan Show Lo as Octopus ...
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La Mante (2017)

Plot Summary: Twenty-five years after being imprisoned, Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial killer known as "The Mantis," offers to help the police catch a copycat killer, but only if she can work with her estranged son, who is now a police officer. Director: Alexandre Laurent Writers: Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, GrΓ©goire Demaison, Laurent Vivier Music: FranΓ§ois Lietout Starring: Carole Bouquet as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis Fred Testot as Damien Carrot Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot Serge Riaboukine as Crozet Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet FredΓ©rique Bel as Virginie Delorme Jump to the Plot Explained Section   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Boring, Wannabe Hannibal Lecter This is officially the first TV series review I'm doing here at Cine It. I'm no...

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

Plot Summary: A young Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang embarks on a journey to battle demons using a non-violent approach. Along the way, he encounters a demon hunter named Duan who falls in love with him, as well as the legendary Monkey King and other future disciples. This imaginative prequel to the classic Journey to the West story shows how Tang assembled his famous companions. Directors: Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok Writers: Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok, Xin Huo, Yun Wang, Fung Chih Chiang, Lu Zheng Yu, Jiro Lee, Ivy Kong Based on: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en Producers: Stephen Chow, Wang Zhonglei, Zhang Dajun, Ivy Kong Cinematography: Sung Fai Choi Music: Raymond Wong Starring: Shu Qi as Duan Wen Zhang as Tang Sanzang Huang Bo as Sun Wukong Chen Bing Qiang as Zhu Bajie Jiro Lee as Sha Wujing Show Lo as Prince Important Cheng Sihan ...

Deep Sea (2023)

Plot Summary: After a traumatic experience with her father, a young girl named Nanhe drifts into a fantastical underwater world. There she meets Shenxiu, the chef of a floating restaurant, and embarks on a dreamlike adventure filled with bizarre creatures and surreal landscapes, ultimately revealing deeper truths about loss, acceptance, and healing. Director: Tian Xiaopeng Screenplay: Tian Xiaopeng Producers: Qiao Yi Cinematography: Mazhiyuan Cheng Music: Mao Buyi, Tang Hanxiao, MIUMIU Starring: Tingwen Wang as Shenxiu Xin Su as Nanhe Kuixing Teng as Dafu Ting Yang as A Hua Jing Ji as Mama   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Forget 'Spirited Away' Keeping up with my Chinese movie journey, I stumbled upon a film that, oddly enough, none of my friends on Red Note recommended. They must be missing out, because Deep Sea by director Tian Xia...

Night Always Comes (2025)

Plot Summary: Lynette, a young woman struggling to survive in rapidly gentrifying Portland, has saved just enough money to buy the house she and her mother live in with her brother who has Down syndrome. When her mother suddenly backs out of the deal, Lynette embarks on a desperate 24-hour journey through the city's underbelly to get the money she needs before time runs out. Director: Benjamin Caron Screenplay: Sarah Conradt, Based on: The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin Producers: Gary Levinsohn, Billy Hines, Ryan Bartecki, Benjamin Caron, Jodie Caron Vanessa Kirby, Lauren Dark Cinematography: DamiΓ‘n GarcΓ­a Starring: Vanessa Kirby as Lynette Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lynette's Mother Stephan James as Cody Zack Gottsagen as Kenny Randall Park as Scott   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Family That Makes No Sense Night Always Comes is a m...

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