Behind the Shadows (私家偵探, Jonathan Li Tsz-Chun & Chou Man-Yu, 2025)

Behind the Shadows (私家偵探, Jonathan Li Tsz-Chun & Chou Man-Yu, 2025)

“At our age, we do what we have to do instead of obsessing over the good old days,” according to a put upon wife sick of waiting for her husband to make good on his promises. Jonathan Li Tsz-Chun and Chou Man-Yu’s Malaysia-set drama Behind the Shadows (私家偵探) is in its way as much about the disconnect in modern romance which has now been corrupted by capitalistic desires and frustrated notions of traditional masculinity as its central mystery.  A…

NYAFF 2025 Review: Behind the Shadows

Acclaimed Hong Kong star Louis Koo has had a long and prosperous career. Beginning in 1994, he’s consistently been featured in some of the biggest Hong Kong films over the last 30 years, including multiple projects with Johnnie To, a couple with Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen, and new box-office king Soi Cheang. Not every film is a must-see or even a classic, but you can rarely miss when checking out a Koo movie. The same goes for his latest starring…