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The Great Battle (2018) - South Korea 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. It’s South Korean cinema’s turn to go epic with the “The Great Battle”, directed by Kim Kwong-shik, the film revoked memories of the great battles scenes in John Woo’s “Red Cliff” and Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”. The film is loosely based on the Year 600s period when the three Korean kingdoms are at war and the Chinese Tang’s Emperor Taizong took advantage of this...

Pegasus 飞驰人生 (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. The best parts of this inspiring sport drama is the likability of the characters that blends in 90s Hong Kong movies with Hollywood “Rocky” comeback charm to complete a rounded display of suitable emotions. Superstar blogger, car rally driver and filmmaker Han Han makes his third film and probably his most commercial yet. In turn we get a film that does not challenge conventions, but nor does it slip...

Chasing the Dragon 2: Wild Wild Bunch 追龍II: 賊王 (2019) - Hong Kong / 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. There is a lot of issues with “Chasing the Dragon 2” namely having nothing to do with the original or its original stars (Donnie Yen or Andy Lau). It’s simply a film about crime boss Cheung Tze-keung who famously kidnapped and ransomed Hong Kong tycoons Li Ka Shing, Walter Kwok and the the alleged kidnapping of Macau magnate Stanley...

Murder Mystery (2019) - 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. Adam Sandler have been an overall Netflix venture disappointment and with an underwhelming expectation of the latest Netflix original - “Murder Mystery”, it’s a refreshing surprise. Matching up with Jennifer Aniston, the duo plays off each other in the best of old fashioned Hollywood comedy style. It works because both Sandler and Aniston have excellent chemistry and they are never overly indulgent on their respective self. Directed by...

Jo Pil-Ho: The Dawning Rage (2019) - South Korea   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 my biggest concern with Lee Jeong-beom’s “Jo Pil-Ho: The Dawning Rage” is the allusion to a much greater tragedy namely the Sewol disaster that took the lives of 250 students from Danwon High School. The fact that Lee never focused on this tragedy, but instead made it a cameo backdrop to introduce a dead friend, speaks volume about the film and...