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Category: Cha Review of Books and Films

[Review] “Locked Potential: Antony Dapiran’s 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡” by Michael Tsang

{Written by Michael Tsang, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Antony Dapiran, City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong, Penguin, 134…

Dec 14, 2017
[REVIEW] “Reading Karen Fang’s 𝐴𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑎: 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚” by Abraham Overbeeke

{Written by Abraham Overbeeke, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Karen Fang, Arresting Cinema: Surveillance in Hong Kong Film, Stanford University Press, 2017. 240 pgs.…

Dec 7, 2017
[REVIEW] A Tale of Two Metropolises: Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng’s Global Cities: Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China

{Written by Joyce Lau, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng, Global Cities: Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and…

Dec 6, 2017
[REVIEW] “The Weight of Lightness: Magnus Renfrew’s 𝑈𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦” by W.F. Lantry

{Written by W.F. Lantry, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Magnus Renfrew, Uncharted Territory: Culture and Commerce in Hong Kong’s Art World, Penguin, 2017. 115…

Dec 3, 2017
[REVIEW] “A City of Strangers: Dung Kai-Cheung’s 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠” by Vivian Tang

{Written by Vivian Tang, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Dung Kai-Cheung (author), Bonnie S. McDougall and Anders Hansson (translators), Cantonese Love Stories, Penguin, 2017.…

Dec 1, 2017
[REVIEW] “A Throwback to Hong Kong’s Golden Age: Chi Fat Chan’s 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑒” by Susan Blumberg-Kason

{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Chan Chi-fat (director), Weeds on Fire (Dian wu bu), 2016. 95 min. Hong Kong…

Nov 29, 2017
[REVIEW] Candid Hong Kong: PEN Hong Kong’s Hong Kong 20/20

{Written by Michael Tsang, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} PEN Hong Kong, Hong Kong 20/20: Reflections on a borrowed place, Blacksmith Books, 2017. 400…

Nov 26, 2017
[REVIEW] “Ben Bland’s 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝐾: 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎’𝑠 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤” by Jason Y. Ng

{Written by Jason Y. Ng, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Ben Bland, Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow, Penguin, 2017. 100 pgs. Unpacking…

Nov 21, 2017
[REVIEW] Hong Kong in the Fifties: John Saeki’s The Tiger Hunters of Tai O

{Written by Ray Hecht, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} John Saeki, The Tiger Hunters of Tai O, Blacksmith Books, 2017. 304 pgs. The Tiger…

Nov 19, 2017
[REVIEW] “Saying Goodbye: Xu Xi’s 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔” by Mike Ingham

{Written by Mike Ingham, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Xu Xi, Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy For A City, Penguin, 2017. 156 pgs. Let…

Nov 17, 2017
[REVIEW] “Impromptu Performances and Wild Exhibitions: Christopher DeWolf’s 𝐵𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔” by Jason S Polley

{Written by Jason S Polley, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} 📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Christopher DeWolf, Borrowed…

Nov 14, 2017
[Review] A Leap of Faith: Joe Piscatella’s Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Joe Piscatella (director), Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, 2017. 78 min. When Occupy movements sprung…

Nov 12, 2017
[REVIEW] “War Films: Ann Hui’s 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 and Christopher Nolan’s 𝐷𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑟𝑘” by Karen Fang

{Written by Karen Fang, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} ▚ Ann Hui (director), Our Time Will Come (Ming yue ji shi you), 2017.…

Nov 9, 2017
[REVIEW] “A History of Hong Kong in Six Cases: Chan Ho-Kei’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑” by Douglas Kerr

{Written by Douglas Kerr, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Chan Ho-Kei (author), Jeremy Tiang (translator), The Borrowed, Head of Zeus, 2016. 496 pgs.…

Nov 6, 2017
[REVIEW] “Between a Rock: Simon Cartledge’s 𝐴 𝑆𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝐴𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡: 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔’𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 1997 𝑇𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑁𝑜𝑤” by Matt Turner

{Written by Matt Turner, this review is part of the “Writing Hong Kong” Issue (December 2017) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films} Simon Cartledge, A System Apart: Hong Kong’s Political Economy from 1997 until Now, Penguin, 2017.…

Nov 5, 2017