News — Shaft

Shaft (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. Samuel L Jackson (the 2000’s remake “Shaft”) and Richard Roundtree (the original 1970s “Shaft”) makes a welcome presence in the latest Netflix reboot of the Blaxploitation classic that created the first black action hero in the form of Roundtree. Directed by Tim Story, “Shaft” plays within its own trapping, it’s own characters and ultimately their own material. It is a hit and miss kind of film as some moments...