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Report: 39th Hong Kong Film Awards 香港電影金像獎 2020     Reported 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 the midst of the pandemic outbreak, this year's 39th Hong Kong Film Awards ended up was presented by HKFA Chairman Derek Yee without the ceremony. Streaming online live for 30 minutes, Yee announced each winner in a simple yet class fashion. Big winners for Derek Tsang well directed Better Days <少年的你> taking home 8 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Master Yuen Woo...

Us and Them 后来的我们 (2018) - China     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (FCCA)   Marking the directorial debut of actress turned director Rene Liu and the return of the beautiful lens of Mark Lee behind the works like In the Mood for Love. Us and Them is one of those rare Chinese films where the feelings of regret and dreams within modern urban life merges into an universally appealing cinema. Zhou Dong Yu shines once again in a role tailored made for her talent as she displayed a rounded character that transforms and matured by the end of the...

A Nail Clipper Romance (2017) - Hong Kong / China Reviewed by Andrew Chan Cinematographer Jason Kwan is a wonderful talent and it is almost timely that he makes his directorial debut in the ridiculously themed, yet ultimately satisfying coming of age - A Nail Clipper Romance. Without doubt many scenes and moments are over the top, but it is the colour, beautiful Hawaii backdrop and pure indulgence of emotions that makes this a intriguing cocktail to endure. It helps that Joseph Chang and Zhou DongYu are seriously great actors and their chemistry is just too good to refuse.  It...