The Hotel 旅馆 Hong Kong, 2022, b&w, 1.33:1, 104 mins. Director: Wang Xiaoshuai 王小帅. Rating: 5/10. Sleekly-shot chamber drama about characters stranded in a hotel during the Covid pandemic is undercut by a script that too often feels manufactured. STORY A hotel in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Apr 2020. A young woman from Beijing, Liang … Continue reading Review: The Hotel (2022) →
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