News — Anthony Wong

Legally Declared Dead 死因無可疑 (2020) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog     One of the most atmospheric gore crime thriller of the year, comes in the form of local Hong Kong film - “Legally Declared Dead”. Director Steve Yuen plays with human characters and the internal struggles between evil and good. What makes the film fascinating is the slow burn effect which focuses on how the characters develop...

The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 (1998) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below.   Fresh off the gangster cult following of the commercially successful “Young and Dangerous” series, Andrew Lau teams up with Ekin Cheng and the rest of the cast to film the comic book inspired “The Storm Riders”. The film will go on to be a major box office hit, aided by two big stars in Aaron Kwok and Sonny Chiba. Watching “The Storm Riders” again, after...

Still Human 淪落人 (2018) - Hong Kong   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     This is a heart warming tale of giving and pursuing of a dream and a better life despite all odds. It’s the classic tearjerker that remains very real as we see strongly developed characters interacting, going by their daily lives and more importantly a story about the often forgotten humans of Hong Kong, the domestic helper and the disabled. Director and writer Oliver Chan is simply spot on in her feature debut as she crafted a beautiful film about hope, dreams...

White Dragon (TV - 2018) - UK   Aka Strangers   - 8 Episodes (60 minuted per Episode   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. Hong Kong star Anthony Wong and British star  John Simm headlines this intriguing British TV murder thriller set largely within the neon lighting of modern Hong Kong. It highlights the highest levels of corruption within government figures, diplomats and the police force. We get to witness the always happening city of Hong Kong...

Black Mask (1996) - Hong Kong  (Original Cut)     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)   One of Jet Li’s final Hong Kong film before heading for Lethal Weapon stardom plays like a Hollywood popcorn action comic book hero blockbuster. Always a pleasure to witness Li don similar black mask as the legendary Bruce Lee’s Kato. For Li fans, the film action sequences and storyline is probably subpar to his stellar 90s effort that includes Once Upon a Time in China series, Fong Sai Yuk and Fist of Legend, only to name a few classics. However, the original non-English dubbed...