A compact neo-noir bathed in neon and shadows, Chow Kam Wing’s chamber piece resurrects Hong Kong’s pulp tradition with arthouse flair. Unfolding in the faded opulence of Tsim Sha Tsui’s Mirador Mansion, it charts an unlikely bond between grizzled veteran Tai Bo and rising star Kuku So—he a mysterious rescuer, she a teenager running away from her mother’s abusive partner. At first Alice (the Wonderland echoes ring deliberately) rebuffs her savior’s gallantry. But their shared loneliness catalyzes a fraught rapprochement amid the mansion’s crimson-lit maze. Chow wields colorful yet noirish atmospherics with a maestro’s command, the dank stairwells and flickering fluorescents conjuring palpable peril. As this intricate two-hander hurtles toward its cathartic climax, you’ll be gasping—not just from the suspense, but from sensing the new lifeblood pulsing through the story. In the live-wire intensity between Chow’s protagonists burns the fierce promise of the arthouse’s inheritance of Hong Kong’s pulp legacy.

《Alice》是1976年CBS同名喜剧的重启版（旧版改编自电影《曾经沧海难为水 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore》），新版由Diablo Cody及Liz Astrof主创兼执肇，讲述长岛家庭主妇Alice Hyatt终于鼓起勇气离开那搞外遇的丈夫，并与儿子Tommy一起搬到亚利桑那州。Alice在这儿当起路边餐厅的侍应，而餐厅的员工成了主角二人的新家人们。

Co-written by director Gabriel Novis and its titular protagonist, this stunning sun-soaked film takes us on a journey from darkness to light. Inspired to surf by the memory of her father, whom she lost to suicide, Alice finds her love for the sport tainted by the toxic, transphobic responses to her presence by other surfers. Despite this conservative environment, and the well-documented discrimination and violence against the trans community in Brazil, we see Alice journeying towards her full self - living joyfully and surrounded by trans-affirming friendships.

《火星生活》编剧Ashley Pharoah创作。设定在澳大利亚的家庭医疗剧。