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Film Review: Maria (2019) - Philippines
Andrew ChanMaria (2019) - Philippines 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 a lot of lingering problems with the Netflix released Filipino film “Maria”, despite the obvious femme fatale premise and “John Wick” obvious inspiration, the action film is only mildly entertaining, uninteresting characters to follow and not to mention bland directing. The leads are attractive, especially Cristina Reyes who plays the title character and avenger for the death of her family. The film lacks a decent story...
Film Review: The Highwaymen (2019) - USA
Andrew ChanThe Highwaymen (2019) - 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. Director John Lee Hancock crafted the famed and controversial “Bonnie and Clyde” tale by depicting the story from the two former highwaymen “Texas Rangers” on the hunt for the famed young iconic killers. One of the delightful aspect of the film is the inspired pairing of Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as the highwaymen. The result is a road trip going across American countryside as we witness the...
Film Review: Dear Ex 誰先愛上他的 (2018) - Taiwan
Andrew ChanDear Ex 誰先愛上他的 (2018) - Taiwan 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. Netflix’ original “Dear Ex” is a deeply affecting tale of how one reacts and adapt to the death of their once loved ones. What complicated the matter is that the late father, the husband and gay partner is the same person (played by in true stoic form by Spark Chen). In return we get an intriguing look into how different people deals with grief, anger, understanding and...