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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...

Film Review The Furious 火遮眼 (2026) - 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 There are films that tell a story, and there are films that become a force of nature. The Furious belongs to the second category. It does not ask for your attention. It seizes it by the throat and refuses to let go until the final, exhausted breath. Wang Wei (Xie...

Film Review: Once Upon a Time in China IV 黃飛鴻之四王者之風 (1993) - Hong Kong 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 Vincent Zhao steps into the shoes of Wong Fei-hung and does not stumble. That alone is no small achievement. After Jet Li walked away from the series, Tsui Hark’s grand patriotic martial-arts saga could easily have collapsed. Instead, Once Upon a Time in China IV finds...

Film Review: School on Fire 學校風雲 (1988) - 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 Ringo Lam’s School on Fire does not merely depict the corruption of youth. It forces you to watch the process in real time, as if someone has locked the classroom doors and set the building alight from the inside. The film opens in the ordinary chaos of a Hong...