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Da 5 Bloods (2020) - USA (Netflix)   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. It is almost impossible to view Netflix’s blockbuster about black movement and Vietnam War veterans without looking at the social and political context at the time and right now. “Da 5 Bloods” directed by Spike Lee manages to entertain and speak to the audience about his various strong messages about violence, war, Trump and Black Live Matters all wrapped within the an action adventure thriller. There...

Double World 征途 (2020) - China (Netflix)     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. Based on a best selling Chinese video game, goes the distance in terms of CGI and special effects, but lacks crucial heartfelt characters for all to embrace. “Double World” is not a bad film and manages to entertain in its various brutal fight scenes revoking “Gladiators”, “Hunger Games” and “Games of Thrones”. It’s a shame as visually the film got most things correct, except for...

Paskal: The Movie (2018) - Malaysia (Netflix) 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. “Operation Red Sea” meets “Wolf Warrior” gets a Malaysian production overhaul in “Paskal: The Movie”, directed by Adrien Teh and up and coming action star Hairul Azreen. With a big production budget (for Malaysian standard) to boot, Teh manages to make use of the vast sceneries and oceans showing Malaysian military pride and prowess. The main problem of the film lies in the script and acting whilst...

Happy Old Year (ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ) (2019) - Thailand (Netflix) 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. In the modern world of regrets, memories and complications, living a simple and minimalist life is almost impossible within the civilised world. Director Nawapol Thameongrattanarit created a simple yet important message about the need to start afresh, but also to remember the people and memories along the way. That is the ultimate message in the Thai coming of age drama “Happy Old Year, starring up and...

Midnight in Paris (2011) - USA / Spain   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. Even the bravest fans of Woody Allen will say that he misses his mark for a good decade already. However in his 41st film, Allen shows us the qualities that make us fall in love with him for. Witty dialogue, cynical nature, feeling out of place in society, life and everything in general, “Midnight in Paris” is a perfect dose of dream, reality and fiction....