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Film Review: Century of the Dragon 龍在邊緣 (1999) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 8.5/10 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 In the shadowed alleys and neon-drenched nights of late-90s Hong Kong cinema, where loyalty is currency and betrayal comes with a bullet, arrives “Century of the Dragon.” This is no mere genre exercise in triad shootouts and undercover angst. Directed with muscular efficiency by Clarence Fok, it is a...

Film Review: China Strike Force 雷霆戰警 (2000) - 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 Stanley Tong knows how to stage an action sequence the way a chef knows how to flip an omelette — with confidence, flair, and just enough showmanship to make you forget the ingredients are familiar. In China Strike Force, his 2000 Hong Kong actioner, Tong brings that same kinetic energy...

Film Review: Full Alert 高度戒備 (1997) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic 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 “Full Alert” is one of those rare Hong Kong crime pictures that feels less like entertainment and more like a tightening wire around your chest. Set in the jittery final months before the 1997 handover, it’s a cat-and-mouse thriller that understands something essential: the real suspense isn’t in...

Film Review: The End of the Stumer 偽鈔的末日 (2003) - Hong Kong / China Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 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 In the crowded field of early-2000s Hong Kong crime dramas, “The End of the Stumer” arrives like a reliable but unremarkable beat cop — it knows the neighborhood, walks the same streets as its betters, and does its job without much flair or inspiration. This is a...

Film Review: A Fishy Story 不脫襪的人 (1989) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic 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 There are movies that glide along on charm and star power, and then there are those rare ones that use charm as a Trojan horse to slip deeper truths about ambition, class, love, and a city on the edge of chaos into your heart. A Fishy Story is one of...