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Film Review: Vital Signs 送院途中 (2025) - 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 The Pulse of a City in the Back of an Ambulance - Forget the high-octane rescue fantasies the marketing might hint at. “Vital Signs” is something far more resonant, far more human. Hong Kong Director Vincci Cheuk offers not a thrill ride, but a quiet, often melancholic character study, using the...

Film Review: Good Game 觸電 (2025) - 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 A Pixelated Heart Finds Its Beat - There's a certain charm to a film that knows its limitations and plays within them with infectious enthusiasm. "Good Game" (觸電) is precisely that – a scrappy, low-budget Hong Kong sports dramedy set in the neon-lit world of competitive gaming. It doesn't rewrite the...

Film Review: Shock Wave 2 拆彈專家2 (2020) - Hong Kong / China Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 21/365 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews   3 years after the entertaining action thriller “Shock Wave”, comes the stand alone sequel directed by Herman Yau. This time, Yau managed a bigger budget to boot and in the process allows him to explode an even greater Hong Kong landmark - the Hong Kong airport, the famed bridge and the twin IFC towers. In fact, Yau seems to have...

Official Trailer: Raging Fire 怒火 (2021) - Hong Kong Article by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 13/365 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews   We are pleased to showcase the official trailer for the late Benny Chan's final directorial film "Raging Fire". The film stars martial arts sensation Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse going head to head in this martial arts action crime thriller.  The film is expected to be released in July 2021 in Hong Kong and China.  Here is the trailer: Below are the latest...

i'm livin' it 麥路人 (2019) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   Aaron Kwok and Miriam Yeung headlines this well meaning portrayal of homeless people in Hong Kong. Debut director Wong Hing-fan with the support from veteran filmmaker Soi Cheang created a realistic look on the touching and pressing issue that is often ignored by commercial cinema in Hong Kong. Homelessness is a serious concern in all society, but...