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Film Review: Till We Meet Again 生前約死後 (2019) - Hong Kong
Jennifer Yu Steven Ma Till We Meet Again
Andrew ChanTill We Meet Again 生前約死後 (2019) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. There is something lingering and beautiful behind popular TV actor Steven Ma turned director, screenwriter and star in “Till We Meet Again”. It is not the usual commercial film experience as it is very much a personal project about his own struggles with grief, depression and dealing with lost. It is the kind of film that is constantly a difficult watch and often cloying to...
38HKFA Coverage: Men on the Dragon 逆流大叔 (2018) - Hong Kong
Francis Ng Jennifer Yu Men on the Dragon
Andrew Chan38HKFA Coverage: Men on the Dragon 逆流大叔 (2018) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) as part of 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. Local Hong Kong film production about Hong Kong stories will always have an advantage in the current reviewer mindset. New Director Sunny Chan (long time screenwriter for “Love Undercover” series) crafted a bittersweet tale of middle aged crisis shaped within an underdog sporting spirit in the form of dragon boat competition. It is more about...
Film Review: Distinction 非同凡響 (2018) - Hong Kong
Distinction Golden Scene Jennifer Yu Jevons Au Jo Koo
Andrew ChanDistinction 非同凡響 (2018) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) There is a lot to think about, inspire about, ponder about and evaluate about in “Trivisa” Director Jevons Au’s latest effort in “Distinction”, also opening film of the Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival. The film goes deep, dwells in the real human emotions and nature in telling a story not often told about in Hong Kong, special education students and those that take great care of them - the families, the teachers, the peers. It goes without saying that Hong Kong is...