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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...

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...