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A Sun 陽光普照 (2019) - Taiwan  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 the 5th feature film from Taiwanese Director Chung Mong-Hong (“Parking” and “Godspeed”), “A Sun” is a difficult yet rewarding film to sit through with its epic 156 minutes running time. It’s one of those enduring journey filled with broken family dynamics, coming of age, growing up and dealing with relationships and work. It’s a mature outing from Chung as he slowly allows the audience to witness the...

The Way Back (2020) - 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. I have to confess that I have a soft spot for redemption and inspiring sporting dramas. “The Way Back” presents exactly that with real emotions and characters for one to relates toward. Directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby, the film goes the humanist route by showing bad things do happen to good people and how one goes about dealing with tough and often tragic...

Binding Souls 綁靈 (2018) - 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. There is a lot of problems with this so-called local horror thriller “Binding Souls” as it is neither thrilling or scary in any possible way. With the premises of Japanese prison camp and haunted school, it can easily play off far more effectively as seen in Taiwanese “Detention”. However, Director Chan Pang-chun (“Daughter”) is horrible in his execution and hampered by an inconsistent script with an...

Tigertail (2020) - 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. From the creator of “Master of None”, comes an inspiring and emotional personal journey of Director and writer Alan Yang in an outstanding debut “Tigertail”. Released on Netflix, this production goes back to the Taiwanese roots of the 1950s and portray the journey of life sacrifices of family, love and everything to pursue the “American Dream”. The film shows real emotions from seasoned and veteran industry actors like the always...

Review: Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰 (2020) - South Korea Season 1 - 16 Episodes 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 talked about K-drama “Itaewon Class” delivers the good on a promising storyline, interesting plot line, intriguing characters and rags to riches story in the most unbelievable yet fascinating manner. This is a good drama from start to finish and if not for a sightly over the top ending, this is still easily one of the best...