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Shanghai Noon (2000) & Shanghai Knights (2003) - USA Reviewed as part of Jackie Chan's 66th Birthday Celebration Series  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. Shanghai Noon (2000)   Back in 2000, when Jackie Chan is still capable of making actual funny movies. Chan’s pairing with Owen Wilson, not only launched a Hollywood career for his counterpart, but a hugely enjoyable action packed “east meet west” film about cowboys, imperial guards, royal family and American Indians. This exotic mix ends...

Kung Fu Yoga 功夫瑜伽 (2017) - China / India Reviewed as part of Jackie Chan's 66th Birthday Celebration Series 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 biggest problem with recent Jackie Chan movies is mainly the lack of fun element. If the fun and physical comedic is not there especially for a film like “Kung Fu Yoga”, most viewers are bounded to be disappointed. Similar in the line of “The Myth” and “CZ12”, Chan goes on an Indiana Jones style...

Film Review: The Tuxedo (2002) – USA Reviewed as part of Jackie Chan's 66th Birthday Celebration Series 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 think we can all agree that Jackie Chan does not need CGI effects to enhance his Kung Fu skills. Whilst it is fun to see Chan attempt to play a taxi driver thrown into a James Bond situation and gaining magically superman-like kung fu skills after wearing a tuxedo. Add in the sexy Jennifer Love Hewitt...

Little Forest (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. One of the most important female Korean director in the new wave is Yim Soon-rye and “Little Forest” sums up the little movie with a big heart perfectly. It is the simpler thing in life that truly matters and finding out who we are and what we wanted to do with our lives. It’s a process of appreciation of the smaller things in life and like quote...

Go Back to China (2019) - USA / 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. This is another lovely little film from Director Emily Ting, following up well from “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong”. If Emily Ting’s feature debut is a “love letter” to Hong Kong, then “Go Back to China” is a “fish out of water” personal growth story to tell. It is a film about family, relationships with people, growing up and finding that path and journey. It...