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Review: Hollywood (2020) - USA (Mini-Series) | Netflix Netflix Original Series: Season 1 - 6 episodes    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. One of the best moments in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s alternative universe retelling of 1948’s “Hollywood”, remains Anna May Wong wining the Oscars that she never actually received. This is a daring and controversial Netflix original series that challenges the norms and conventions of the usual “play-safe” Hollywood in the past, present and future. With the...

Review: Dangerous Lies (2020) - USA 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 many ways, the Netflix original mysterious crime thriller “Dangerous Lies” was always going to be predictable and as expected. However, there is something intriguing about the premises of two strugglers suddenly getting an unexpected inheritance and how they react towards the whole situation. As Jamie Chung’s character expresses - “it will change people”. Greed is for most part a human characteristic and whether there is a just...

K-Drama Review: Mr. Sunshine 미스터 션샤인 (2018) - South Korea   Season 1 - 24 Episodes  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. One of the best thing about historical romance hit K-drama series “Mr. Sunshine” is the rounded portrayal of different parties, countries, all with very different agendas. The series does not try to glorify anyone or any happenings, but rather showing that there are decent people from all sides. It is ultimately a grand tragedy as we witness the...

Review: The Half of It (2020) - USA 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. One of the beautiful thing about Netflix release of coming of age and rom-com film “The Half of It” directed by Alice Wu (“Saving Face”) is the simplicity yet subtle expression of love, thoughts and interactions on display. There is so much to like about this film from its well developed leading characters in Leah Lewis and Daniel Diemer, to the lovable High school beauty Alexxis...

Review: Love Wedding Repeat (2020) - UK / Italy 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. Bad movies are simply put they are plain bad and first time writer turned director Dean Craig  takes the audience on the most awful cliche genre ride and even have the guts to repeat the audience process again in the Netflix release “Love Wedding Repeat”. There is absolute nothing new in this unnecessary remake of French romantic comedy “Plan de Table”. The real problems crystallised...