News — Wu Jing

The Wandering Earth 流浪地球 (2019) - China   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 true “Interstellar” fashion, the big budget Chinese sci-fi and China’s first big foray into the space futuristic disaster genre. What impresses me the most is the lack of patriotic pride, over-drowning of nationalism and over idealistic individualism usually found in Chinese made blockbusters. This is particularly impressive as other than the main characters being focused on Chinese, it could’ve been any other nationality. Instead of...

Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) - China Review by Andrew ChanIt's probably long overdue for martial artist Wu Jing to finally be recognised as the a bankable box office winner and he does so in spectacular fashion. The biggest China box office hit of all time, Wolf Warrior 2 is actually a far superior film than its original and the fights are ten-folds better and grittier. Putting aside any nationalistic comments or flag waving finale, the film is fits the long gapping section of the China film market perfectly and we all need films like these to satisfy our thirst and...