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Nightbitch (2024)

Plot Summary: A stay-at-home mother who fears she may be turning into a dog becomes increasingly isolated while her husband travels for work, leading her to embrace her feral tendencies as a form of liberation. Director: Marielle Heller Screenplay: Marielle Heller Based on: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Producers: Anne Carey, Thiago Andreo Barbosa Nogueira, Marielle Heller, Sue Naegle, Christina Oh, Amy Adams, Stacy O'Neil Cinematography: Brandon Trost Editor: Anne McCabe Music: Nate Heller Starring: Amy Adams as Mother Scoot McNairy as Husband Arleigh and Emmett Snowden as Son Jessica Harper as Norma ZoΓ« Chao as Jen Mary Holland as Miriam Archana Rajan as Liz   ***SPOILER ALERT*** This Movie Gets It The 2025 BFI London Film Festival is just about over, so I decided to dig back into last year...

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Plot Summary: In 1940s Shanghai, a wannabe gangster named Sing aspires to join the notorious Axe Gang. His bungled attempt to extort the residents of Pig Sty Alley inadvertently leads to a gang war that gradually reveals surprising martial arts masters hiding among the slum's humble residents. Directors: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, Tsang Kan-cheung Story by: Stephen Chow Cinematography: Poon Hang-sang Edited by: Angie Lam Music by: Raymond Wong Starring: Stephen Chow as Sing Danny Chan as Brother Sum Yuen Qiu as Landlady Yuen Wah as Landlord Leung Siu-lung as Beast Xing Yu as Coolie Chiu Chi-ling as Tailor Dong Zhihua as Donut Lam Chi-chung as Bone Huang Shengyi as Fong Tin Kai-man as Adviser Gar Hong-hay and Fung Hak-on as Harpists Introduction: A ...

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Plot Summary: A former Shaolin monk reunites his scattered brothers to form a soccer team, combining their extraordinary martial arts skills with the sport to compete for a major tournament and restore the dignity and reputation of Shaolin kung fu in the modern world. Director: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Tsang Kan-cheung Producer: Yeung Kwok-Fai Cinematography: Kwen Pak-Huen, Kwong Ting-wo Editor: Kai Kit-Wai Music: Lowell Lo, Raymond Wong Starring: Stephen Chow as Mighty Steel Leg Sing Zhao Wei as Mui Ng Man-tat as Golden Leg Fung Patrick Tse as Hung Wong Yat-fei as Iron Head Tin Kai-man as Iron Shirt Danny Chan as Empty Hand   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Disconnect Gone Wrong The world seems to be going completely insane. Between the Charlie Kirk assassination and the subsequent censoring of p...

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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