The Assistant

The Assistant (2020)

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

The Golden Lotus

The Golden Lotus (1974)

October 8, 2020

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople. There have been many film versions of “The Golden Lotus”, but none have combined artistry with sensuality as successfully as this 1974 classic, featuring three of the […]

Lady in Heat (1999)

An anthology of three erotic stories. In the first story (“Pink Encounter”), a salesman is unable to control his libido as a customer takes off all her clothes to test out a bathtub for sale. The second story (“House For Rent”) features two couples who are sexually unsatisfied until they get the idea to first cheat on each other’s partner and later, when they learn of each other’s infidelity, to ultimately switch partners. In the […]

Xiu Xiu (1995)

May 24, 2020

Yu Lei plays an orphan Xiu Xiu, who is married to a foreign land when she was three. Her husband, a hunter (Lau Hok Yin), doesn’t know how to love her. So a passionate affair is unavoidable when she meets up with a military doctor (Winston Chao).

Hold You Tight (1998)

May 19, 2020

Jie is a Taiwanese immigrant in Hong Kong who is drawn to awkward newlywed Wai (Sunny Chan). Jie is unable to become closer to Wai, but instead enters into a torrid affair with Wai’s new bride (Chingmy Yau), who is not long for the world, and her departure leaves Wai shattered. He enters into a friendship with an openly gay real estate salesman (Eric Tsang), who also harbors feelings for Wai. Meanwhile, Jie returns to […]

Iron Sister (1996)

Manchuria 1941: Caught sleeping with his Japanese major’s mistress, Manchurian collaborator Tung Fei (Jackson Liu Hsiu-hsien) fatally shoots the man and flees for his life. Overcome by fatigue after hours of travel on horseback, Tung eventually awakens to find himself under the care of hunter Suen (Dick Wei) and his daughter, Ironic (Hsu).