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Escape Plan 3: The Extractors (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. Probably the most unwanted sequel in years comes in the form of Sylvester Stallone’s “Escape Plan 3: The Extractors”. After the simply atrocious “Escape Plan 2”, this follow up is actually a better film, but that’s not hard to pass the mark. The film is saved by the presence of “Ip Man 3” martial arts star Max Zhang who impresses with his Kung fu moves in...

Romeo Must Die (2000) - USA As part of the ongoing Film Critics Series - “Analysing Jet Li in Hollywood”  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, Jet Li’s first English Language leading role in “Romeo Must Die” remains a breakthrough for Hollywood in its depiction of combo of Asian and Black representation and interracial relationships ended up being a good thing for Hollywood. Putting this aside, “Romeo Must Die” fails in many departments as first time director...