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Film Review: Man on the Run (2023) - USA Tagline: A Scandalous Tango of Greed, Glamour, and Global Fraud Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Rating: 7/10 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 64 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Cassius Michael Kim’s “Man on the Run” opens with a question as absurd as its subject matter: What’s the price tag on rubbing elbows with Leonardo DiCaprio or Kim Kardashian? The answer, according to this frenetic documentary, is roughly $250,000 in cash-stuffed...

Film Review: My Robot, Sophia (2022) - USA / Hong Kong Rating: 8/10 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 63 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Tagline: A Poignant Dance Between Creator and Creation In the pantheon of films about artificial intelligence, from the existential dread of “Blade Runner” to the childlike wonder of “A.I. Artificial Intelligence”, few have dared to interrogate the messy, human heartbeat behind the creation of robots. “My Robot, Sophia”, an American...

Film Review: The Open Door (人生开门红) (2025) - China Rating: 8/10 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 62 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Tagline: A riotous, if uneven, exploration of internet fame that proves even the most curated lives can’t escape the messiness of reality. Stay for the laughs; ponder the paradoxes long after. In an era where viral fame can turn a sidewalk sausage vendor into an overnight sensation, “The Open Door”, directed by...

TV-Series Review: Adolescence (2025) - UK Tagline: A Harrowing Masterpiece of Modern Tragedy Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Rating 9/10 Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 61 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews There are rare moments in television when a series transcends its medium, becoming not just entertainment but a mirror held unflinchingly to society. “Adolescence”, the four-part drama co-created by Jack Thorne (“His Dark Materials”) and Stephen Graham (“Boiling Point”), is such a work—a searing, unrelenting exploration of guilt,...

Film Review: Beyond the Sin (恶行之外) (2025) - Hong Kong / China Rating: 5/10 Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) 2025 Review Count - 60 Support my goal of writing one film review per day in 2025 - https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Kwok Man-Ki’s “Beyond the Sin” is a film that drowns in its own ambition, a murky puddle of rain-soaked clichés and narrative missteps. It wants desperately to be a gritty, labyrinthine thriller, but instead feels like a jigsaw puzzle missing half its pieces. The ingredients are all there: a...