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The House That Jack Built (2018) - Danish / German / Belgian 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. Director Lars von Trier never cease to fascinate me and to say he goes to the excess of cinema reach would be a clear understatement. His films can be considered classics and unique in their own rights and his latest work “The House That Jack Builth manages to climb back on the Cannes film calendar, despite a direct snub incident back in...

Wira (2019) - Malaysia  As part of the ongoing Film Critics - Martial Arts series - “Discovering the world of Martial Arts cinema” 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. One of the most exciting Martial Arts rising star in South Asia comes in the form of Malaysian Hairul Azreen. Combining with director and producer Adrian Teh for the second time, Azreen excels with plenty of physical presence and is right at home whenever a fight gets brutal and tough. It...

Swordsman 3: The East is Red 東方不敗 - 風雲再起 (1993) - Hong Kong   As part of the ongoing Film Critics - Martial Arts series - “Discovering the world of Martial Arts cinema” 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 terms of over the top experience, the third and final film of the “Swordsman” trilogy comes very close to topping it, from Yu Rong Guang using a full sized cannon as a hand held gun to flying needles and explosions...

Fatal Affair (2020) - USA (Netflix Original)  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. There is a lot of problems with the latest Netflix’s romance suspense thriller “Fatal Affair” and its not the fact that it is a carbon copy of many 90s genre films and most importantly “Fatal Attraction”. Beside the fact that this kind of movie is exactly what you see and expect, filled with outright cliches, corny dialogue, unbelievable characters and as always a grand finale face-off with...

The Old Guard (2020) - USA (Netflix Original) 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. Netflix goes Marvel with the superhero inspired action packed blockbuster in “The Old Guard”. Whilst not entirely successful in its execution, the film packs plenty of punches and suitably entertaining from start to finish. It certainly helps to have one of the best heroine in the role with Charlize Theron and rising star Kiki Layne as two key female immortals. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood make use of the...