Ringo in the 90s (The Films of Ringo Lam - Part 1)
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English - September 22, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 105 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Film History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When people speak glowingly of the Hong Kong New Wave or the great Hong Kong action directors, Ringo Lam is usually the first auteur left on the cutting room floor. Yeah, you've seen City on Fire and know it's great, but some of Lam's greatest films were also his biggest critical and commercial failures.