A Fangirl’s Romance 迷妹罗曼 史 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 88 mins. Director: Qin Peng 秦鹏. Rating: 3/10. Ridiculous confection, set in 2017 and 1990 Shenzhen, fails to gel, despite a sprinkling of serious talent. STORY Beijing, 2017. Gao Ge (Sheng Yilun) is a Gen-90er whose dream is to make his beloved skateboard fly; he believes … Continue reading Review: A Fangirl’s Romance (2021) →
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