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Film Review: Up for the Rising Sun 抱擁朝陽 (1997) - 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 In the grand tradition of Hong Kong melodramas that blend business intrigue with family soap opera, “Up for the Rising Sun” arrives like a sturdy cruise ship: reliable enough to get you across the harbor, but hardly built for waves of excitement. It’s the kind of mid-tier 1990s production...

Film Review: It’s a Drink! It’s a Bomb! 聖誕奇遇結良緣 (1985) - 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 There is something endearingly lunatic about certain mid-1980s Hong Kong comedies that throw together crime, slapstick, romance, and holiday cheer as if the script were written during a caffeine-fueled all-nighter. “It’s a Drink! It’s a Bomb!” is one of those movies. Its very title sounds like a...

Film Review: Rumble Ages 烈火青春 (1998) - 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 In the shadow of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover, when the city itself seemed caught between youthful exuberance and an uncertain maturity, comes “Rumble Ages” (1998), a modest trilogy of stories about young love that feels very much like its time. Director James Yuen, in his sophomore feature, assembles three loosely connected...

Film Review: Busted Water Pipes 爆水管 (2026) - ChinaReviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6.5/10 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 A Refreshing Splash that Eventually Springs a Leak. No good movie is too long, and no bad movie is short enough. “Busted Water Pipes” is neither great nor terrible, yet at a bloated 132 minutes, it overstays its welcome by roughly a reel, drowning in one too many mistaken-identity routines that go from...

Film Review: Pass and Goal 逆轉上半場 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic 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 moment in “Pass and Goal” when Fong Hay-man (Gigi Leung), once a high-flying financial consultant, now crammed into a Sham Shui Po walk-up after a crypto-related crash, watches a pack of neighborhood kids kicking a worn ball against a chain-link fence. She is not yet their coach....