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Film Review: True Love, for Once in My Life 淺淺歲月 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic 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 The Quiet Fury of a Heart That Refuses to Break - “True Love, for Once in My Life" arrives like a sustained, melancholic sigh. Directed by Siu Koon-ho and shepherded and produced by the ever-provocative Fruit Chan, this adaptation of Tse Shuk-fun's semi-autobiographical novel is a...

Film Review: Once in a Blue Moon (望月) (2024) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 7/10 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 A Whisper of Longing in the Fluorescent Glow - Hong Kong Director Andy Lo's “Once in a Blue Moon” (望月) is not a film that arrives with fanfare. It sidles in, quiet as the hum of a convenience store refrigerator at 3 AM, and settles into the worn...

Film Review: The Shadow’s Edge 捕風追影 (2025) - Hong Kong / China Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 8.5/10 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 Jackie Chan Finds His Roar Again - There’s a familiar thrill, a comforting hum of expectation, that settles in when Jackie Chan steps back into a role that truly fits. Not the genial uncle of recent family comedies, nor the weary diplomat forced into action, but the Jackie Chan of coiled...

Film Review: Valley of the Shadow of Death 不赦之罪 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic 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 Where Forgiveness Meets the Unforgivable - Hong Kong Directors Jeffrey Lam Sen and Antonio Tam’s “Valley of the Shadow of Death” isn’t just a film; it’s an open wound probed with theological questions. In a cinematic landscape often defined by kinetic energy, this Hong Kong offering dares...

Film Review: Behind the Shadows 私家偵探 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6/10 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 Sweaty, Moody Noir That Trips Over Its Own Mystery - Hong Kong directors Jonathan Li and Chow Man-yu's "Behind the Shadows" (私家偵探) sweats. It sweats the greasy perspiration of Kuala Lumpur's back alleys and the desperate anxiety of a man watching his life unravel through a telephoto lens. This 2025 neo-noir transplants...