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Film Review: Peg O' My Heart 贖夢 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 8/10 Rating: ★★★★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com When Nightmares Demand Payment - Director Nick Cheung Ka-fai's “Peg O' My Heart” (贖夢 – "Dream Redemption") isn't merely a film; it's a fever dream deposited directly onto celluloid, a psycho-noir voyage into the debt-collecting recesses of a guilty subconscious. Cheung's fourth directorial outing, confirms his blossoming mastery of atmosphere and visual...

Film Review: Hit N Fun 臨時決鬥 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6.5/10 Rating: ★★★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com A Bruised Love Letter to Hong Kong, Packing Punches and Sentimentality - Hong Kong Director Albert Mak Kai-kwong’s “Hit N Fun” arrives draped in the garish colors of a Lunar New Year confetti cannon, promising slapstick and high-kicking hijinks. What emerges, however, is a film with a bruised heart beating beneath its spandex...

Film Review: Atonement 阿龍 - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6.5/10 Rating: ★★★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com A Vessel Overflowing with Vengeance, Seeking Dry Land - Seven years adrift in the uncertain waters of production limbo, Hong Kong directing duo Ronald Cheng and Mark Wu’s “Atonement (阿龍)” finally washes ashore. This is no sun-bleached relic, however. It’s a gritty, rain-slicked Hong Kong thriller freighted with paternal anguish and moral corrosion, marking a startling,...

Film Review: My Best Bet 祥賭必贏 (2025) - Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6/10 Rating: ★★★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com The Lunar New Year demands its cinematic firecrackers – loud, colorful, and reassuringly familiar. Director Andy Lo’s “My Best Bet" (祥賭必贏) answers the call with the dependable energy of a mahjong tile slammed onto the table. It’s a Hong Kong festive comedy through and through, offering the expected cocktail of slapstick, sentiment, and...

Film Review: The Lost Tiger (2025) - Australia Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critic Circle of Australia) I rated it 6.5/10 Rating: ★★★ Support my reviews by buying me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog Support our reviews by buying from official DVDs / Blu Rays at NeoFilmShop.com Australian director Chantelle Murray’s “The Lost Tiger” arrives on the screen bearing the welcome weight of history: it is Australia’s first animated feature directed by an Indigenous woman. That distinction alone marks it as significant. While its narrative treads familiar ground in the family adventure genre, stumbling occasionally on well-worn tropes, the film ultimately succeeds...