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Hubie Halloween (2020) - USA (Netflix) 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. Adam Sandler is really a hit and miss, and in recent in years, he has flared better when acting serious (say “Uncut Gems”), so the latest Netflix comedy “Hubie Halloween” comes without expectations. Partnering with director Steven Brill who have overseen numerous Sandler’s productions and in this film, we see a few long time collaborators in the form of an unrecognisable Kevin James and former love interest...

Mortal Kombat (1995) - 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. Back in the 90s, the “Mortal Kombat” video game remains highly popular and it’s not entirely shocking that a film production was made as a result. “Mortal Kombat” is a film made for millions of fans worldwide and whilst it contains many elements of Bruce Lee inspired characters and quotations, it is ultimately a cheesy B-movie action extravaganza that is filled with overacting, over the top magic and plenty...

The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 (1998) - Hong Kong 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.   Fresh off the gangster cult following of the commercially successful “Young and Dangerous” series, Andrew Lau teams up with Ekin Cheng and the rest of the cast to film the comic book inspired “The Storm Riders”. The film will go on to be a major box office hit, aided by two big stars in Aaron Kwok and Sonny Chiba. Watching “The Storm Riders” again, after...

The Driver (2019) - USA / Thailand 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. Hot on the heels of Mark Dacascos rise to fame in “John Wick 3”, came a low budget zombie action drama “The Driver”, starring Dacascos, his real life wife (played by Julie Condra and his daughter (played by Noelani Dacascos). Unfortunately for his fans, there is very little actual martial arts on display and adding to the fact that it is directed by Wych Kaosayananda whose resume...

Heroes (Fearless) 大俠霍元甲 (2020) - TV Series - China Season 1 - 45 episodes (45 minutes each)   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. Vincent Zhao returns as famed legendary martial arts legend at the turn of the century as Master Fok Yuen Gaap (aka Huo Yuan Jia) in one of the best martial arts TV series produced for a long time. Zhao produces a career defining performance that will most likely elevate him to closer status of fame as...