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Film Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day 蜘蛛俠：英雄重生 (2026) - USA Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 9/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com Spider-Man has always been the most human of the costumed heroes, because his greatest battles are never with villains. They are with rent, with grief, with the knowledge that doing the right thing will cost him the people he loves. Destin Daniel Cretton’s Brand New Day understands this better...

TCFFHK26 - Film Review: Born to Fly (2026) - Hong Kong / Australia Third Culture Film Festival, Hong Kong Showcase 2026 - Closing Film at Soho House, Hong Kong (28-30 August) Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 8/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com A young man from Hong Kong, now living in Melbourne, decides in the same year he runs his first marathon that he will also become the fastest person ever...

Third Culture Film Festival, Hong Kong Showcase 2026 - Hong Kong Shorts 1 (Soho House, 28-30 August 2026) Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com Short Film Review: Boju (2024) - Hong Kong / Nepal Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 7.5/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A boy grows up in the care of his grandmother in Hong Kong while his mother works. Phileas Rai’s camera is tender rather...

Film Review: Sunshine Women’s Choir 陽光女子合唱團 (2025) - Taiwan Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 10/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com There are films that arrive like a carefully wrapped gift and others that simply open the door and let the light in. Gavin Lin’s Sunshine Women’s Choir does the latter. It does not ask permission. It walks into the room, sits down beside you, and begins to sing. The premise...

Film Review: Kung Fu Soccer 功夫女足 (2026) - China / Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 9/10 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com Stephen Chow has returned, and for two hours he makes the world feel young again. Kung Fu Soccer is not a perfect film. The digital effects sometimes look like they were rendered on a machine that still remembers the year 2004. Certain gags announce themselves with...