Dumplings (2004)
Jul 24, 2005Rejuvenation, Dumplings and Cannibalism
Excellent horror from Fruit Chan about a middle-aged actress seeking a backstreet age rejuvenation treatment. Great performances and directed with a queasy discomfort
Fruit Chan
Three … Extremes (2004)
Aug 5, 2005Asian Horror Anthology
Standout horror anthology designed to highlight episodes from three Asian directors – Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan, South Korea’s Park Chan-wook and Japan’s Takashi Miike - all of whom are on top form
Don’t Look Up (2009)
Jan 13, 2012Asian Horror Remake/Haunted Film Set
Fruit Chan conducts an English-language remake of a Japanese horror film. A confused and hokey effort about a haunted film set that is only centred around the provision of schlock effects
The Midnight After (2014)
Oct 8, 2014Last People on Earth
Reminiscent of The Quiet Earth, this concerns a bus of people who end up in a deserted Hong Kong, The film seems unsure whether it is comedy or drama, while it creates an intriguing mystery about what is happening only to leave it unanswered in a frustratingly abrupt ending
Coffin Homes (2021)
Apr 3, 2025Haunted Apartments
From director Fruit Chan, director of the great Dumplings, a film that takes a satiric jab at Hong Kong’s rental shortage crisis and concerns haunted apartments