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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: 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...

Born to Fly: Closing Night at Third Culture Film Festival HK Showcase There are films that entertain, and then there are films that feel like they were made for the people who carry more than one home inside them. This Sunday evening, 30 August 2026, the Third Culture Film Festival brings its HK Showcase to a close at Soho House Hong Kong with exactly that kind of film: Born to Fly, directed by Ali Khajeian. The documentary follows Hong Kong-raised ultra-runner Rahul Sharma as he becomes the fastest person to run the entire length of Sri Lanka — 566 kilometres...

Film Review: Ultimate Revenge 衝鋒：火拼 (2026) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) I rated it 7.5/10 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 There is a particular pleasure in watching a Hong Kong action film that knows exactly what it is and refuses to apologize for it. Ultimate Revenge is not subtle, not especially original, and not particularly interested in deep psychology. What it is, however, is loud, kinetic, and frequently exhilarating in the...