Three Old Boys 三叉戟 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 109 mins. Director: Gao Qunshu 高群书. Rating: 7/10. Gruff, northern-style buddy-cop movie has no shortage of colourful characters but too often plays like a speed-edited version of the novel and TVD. STORY Qing’an city, Haidong province, somewhere in northern China, the present day. Twenty years ago, a … Continue reading Review: Three Old Boys (2024) →
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