Find out why author Grady Hendrix calls Ringo Lam “the mad dog of Hong Kong filmmaking” and says that watching one his movies “is like getting a punch to the face.” In the following introduction, Hendrix explores Lam’s unique contribution to the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, relating how he used gritty location shooting, authentic Cantonese street talk, and an instinctive rapport with actors like Chow Yun-fat to create a series of social-realist crime pictures centered on ordinary people.
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Directed by Ringo Lam • 1997 • Hong Kong
Starring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng, Amanda LeeDirector Ringo Lam’s return to the Hong Kong film industry following his short-lived Hollywood sojourn also marked a return to form, showcasing the gritty intensity and unflinching moral complexity that ...
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Victim
Directed by Ringo Lam • 1999 • Hong Kong
Starring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Amy KwokDirector Ringo Lam puts an eerie supernatural spin on his celebrated crime thrillers with this fascinating fusion of police procedural and psychological horror. After he’s kidnapped, tortured, and d...
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Directed by Ringo Lam • 1989 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, Tommy WongA loose remake of Peter Weir’s WITNESS as reimagined through the heightened emotional intensity of Hong Kong genre cinema, this propulsive blend of crime thriller and romantic drama finds director Ringo Lam ...
