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Film Review: Moscow Mission 莫斯科行動 (2023) Hong Kong / China 🇭🇰 🇨🇳   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺) Recent Chinese cinema has made the 90s a priority for all the crimes related events being showcase in a cinematic fashion. One to educate the public of the past wrongdoings and two to show how much the country has progressed to date. Veteran Hong Kong Director Herman Yau is good at creating gritty environments and this time on a larger scale. Based on the true historical crime story in 1993 where a series of violent armed robberies...

Film Review: Crypto Storm 反貪風暴之加密危機 (2024) Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺)   The highly unnecessary and unrealistic ICAC series continues in the S-P-Z-Storm / Louis Koo starring flicks in the new spin-off namely “Crypto Storm”. The film stays true to form by being just as over the top with unrealistic scenarios and ICAC interplays that exaggerates to the point of no return. Director Terry Ng showed potential in previous works including “Brotherhood of Rebel”, and whilst the direction and editing makes this an entertaining watch, it adds nothing to the already crowded...

Film Review: Anyone But You 真的狠愛你 (2023) USA 🇺🇸   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺) Rom-com or romantic comedy is a long forgotten genre in Hollywood, so for “Anyone But You” to be come the sleeper box office hit would makes it a welcome return that fills the void the cinematic market. It is also important that both leads are sexy and likeable and radiates a certain energy and vibes that makes these kind of film, cheesy, over the top, yet romantic and entertaining at the same time. Directed by Will Gluck who made the...

Film Review: The Beekeeper 蜂神惡殺 (2024) USA 🇺🇸 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺)   One of the things about action star Jason Statham is that there is something very convincing about him that makes the audience just about believe in all the stunning abilities that he comes up with. Thats a unique trail which makes Steven Seagal laughable when put in the same scenario. In the latest no-nonsense action thriller “The Beekeeper”, Statham is simply “John Wick” in bee hives and the result is a nutcracker of a film that ends with a punch in...

TV Series Review: The Brothers Sun (2024) USA 🇺🇸 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia 🇦🇺)   What makes the latest Netflix action comedy starring an all-Asian American cast fascinating is simply the subject matter and the manner the series is being presented as a witty, smart, engaging and entertaining for the entire 8 episodes series. It helps that we have Oscar winning actress Michelle Yeoh as the kingpin wife and mother. Creators Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk managed to create an authentic Asian American experience with rounded characters that can do just about anything from romance...