Christopher Doyle’s "smeary" cinematography makes the city feel like a beautiful, blurry fever dream.
If heartbreak had a flavor, it would probably be expired canned pineapple and rainy nights in Hong Kong. Chungking Express (Chung Hing Sam Lam) [1994] (...
You’ll never hear "California Dreamin’" or Faye Wong’s cover of "Dreams" the same way again. Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece isn’t just a movie; it’s
Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece isn’t just a movie; it’s a mood. Split into two neon-soaked stories of lovesickness, it follows two policemen (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung) trying to process breakups in the chaotic, crowded heart of the city. It’s a love letter to the "so close
"At the closest point of our intimacy, we were just 0.01cm from each other."
From talking to wet bars of soap to obsessing over expiration dates, it captures the weird things we do when we’re lonely.
It’s a love letter to the "so close yet so far" feeling of urban life. If you haven’t seen it, prepare to want to crop-top your uniform and eat chef salads for a week.