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Film Review: Flowing Stories 河上變村 (2014) - Hong Kong

Andrew Chan

Film Review: Flowing Stories 河上變村 (2014) - Hong Kong

Film Review: Flowing Stories 河上變村 (2014) - Hong Kong Rating: 8/10 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 57 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Tagline: A Poetic Odyssey of Roots and Displacement Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan’s “Flowing Stories” is a documentary that feels both intimately personal and expansively universal, a tender mosaic of migration, memory, and the fragile ties that bind a family to their ancestral land. Like the river that courses through her hometown of Ho Chung, Tsang’s camera meanders across Europe, tracing the lives...

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K-Drama Review: When Life Gives You Tangerines 폭싹 속았수다 (苦盡柑來遇見你) (2025) - South Korea

Andrew Chan

K-Drama Review: When Life Gives You Tangerines 폭싹 속았수다 (苦盡柑來遇見你) (2025) - South Korea

K-Drama Review: When Life Gives You Tangerines 폭싹 속았수다 (苦盡柑來遇見你) (2025) - South Korea Rating - 10/10 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 56 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews In “When Life Gives You Tangerines”, director Kim Won-seok and writer Lim Sang-choon masterfully navigate the delicate intricacies of loss, love, and longing, creating a narrative that is as emotionally resonant as it is deeply affecting. This South Korean drama, available on Netflix, transcends the confines of traditional storytelling, delving into the complexities of human...

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Film Review: Eva: Pendakian Terakhir (aka Eva, the Last Climb) (2025) - Indonesia

Andrew Chan

Film Review: Eva: Pendakian Terakhir (aka Eva, the Last Climb) (2025) - Indonesia

Film Review: Eva: Pendakian Terakhir (aka Eva, the Last Climb) (2025) - Indonesia Rating: 6/10 Reviewed at the World Premiere at Hong Kong Filmart 2025 2025 Review Count - 55 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Dedy Mercy’s “Eva, the Last Climb” is a film that climbs as courageously as its protagonist, reaching for emotional peaks even as its footing occasionally slips on the rocky terrain of genre conventions. Set against the mist-shrouded mountains of South Sulawesi, this Indonesian horror-drama weaves grief, mysticism,...

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Film Review: The Final Semester (3학년 2학기) (2024) - South Korea

Andrew Chan

Film Review: The Final Semester (3학년 2학기) (2024) - South Korea

Film Review: The Final Semester (3학년 2학기) (2024) - South Korea Rating: 8/10 Reviewed at Hong Kong Filmart 2025 2025 Review Count - 54 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) In “The Final Semester”, director Lee Ran-hee crafts a story that hums with the quiet urgency of a generation caught between aspiration and obligation. This is not merely a coming-of-age tale—it’s a wrenching ode to the invisible hands that build societies, and the young bodies sacrificed to keep them running. Chang-woo (Yoo Lee-ha,...

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Film Review: High Noon (aka Winds of September - The Hong Kong Chapter) 烈日當空 (2008) - Hong Kong

Andrew Chan

Film Review: High Noon (aka Winds of September - The Hong Kong Chapter) 烈日當空 (2008) - Hong Kong

Film Review: High Noon (aka Winds of September - The Hong Kong Chapter) 烈日當空 (2008) - Hong Kong Rating: 8/10 2025 Review Count - 53 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Tagline: “High Noon” doesn’t just depict growing up—it immerses you in its sticky, sunlit delirium. Like the best of Hong Kong cinema, it balances social critique with visceral humanity, offering no easy answers but plenty to feel. By the final frame, you’ll mourn these kids as if they were your own. Mak...

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