Wong’s rather conventional debut feature is a ‘Mean Streets’-esque gangster thriller that provides cursory pleasures with the odd heady rush of romance, and backed by a trio of committed performances from Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung. 

Wong’s expanded version of his short for the ‘Eros’ anthology is more erotic and fatalistic than usual, and also an aesthetic and thematic extension of the world he created with ‘In the Mood for Love’.

There’s a lot of filmmaking artistry to appreciate, and so is the sizzling chemistry between Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi in this follow-up to In the Mood for Love (2000).

Arguably Wong Kar Wai’s finest hour, the film is gorgeous yet restrained… like an alluring and yearning waltz.

One of Wong’s most straightforward films is arguably his most mature, about the intimate kinship between two men.

It may be difficult to connect emotionally, but this darker companion piece to ‘Chungking Express’ (1994) has all the hallmarks of Hong Kong’s premier visual stylist.