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Film Review: Ciao UFO 再見UFO (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 is a moment early in Ciao UFO when three kids stand on a rooftop in Wah Fu Estate and watch something they cannot name cross the sky. The light is ordinary and impossible at the same time. Patrick Leung holds the shot just long enough for us to feel...

Film Review: Night King: Director’s Cut 夜王（導演版）(2026) - 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 I walked into the longer cut of Night King expecting a padded holiday picture. What I found instead was a film that had been waiting, rather impatiently, to tell the truth about the people it had previously only allowed to be funny. Jack Ng’s original 132-minute version was a glossy,...

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...