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Swordsman 3: The East is Red 東方不敗 - 風雲再起 (1993) - Hong Kong   As part of the ongoing Film Critics - Martial Arts series - “Discovering the world of Martial Arts cinema” 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 terms of over the top experience, the third and final film of the “Swordsman” trilogy comes very close to topping it, from Yu Rong Guang using a full sized cannon as a hand held gun to flying needles and explosions...

Fatal Affair (2020) - USA (Netflix Original)  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 the latest Netflix’s romance suspense thriller “Fatal Affair” and its not the fact that it is a carbon copy of many 90s genre films and most importantly “Fatal Attraction”. Beside the fact that this kind of movie is exactly what you see and expect, filled with outright cliches, corny dialogue, unbelievable characters and as always a grand finale face-off with...

The Old Guard (2020) - USA (Netflix Original) 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. Netflix goes Marvel with the superhero inspired action packed blockbuster in “The Old Guard”. Whilst not entirely successful in its execution, the film packs plenty of punches and suitably entertaining from start to finish. It certainly helps to have one of the best heroine in the role with Charlize Theron and rising star Kiki Layne as two key female immortals. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood make use of the...

Nina Wu 灼人秘密 (2019) - Taiwan / Myanmar / Malaysia 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. Premiering at Cannes, Director Midi Z manages to create an atmospheric psychological thriller about the cost of ones’ rise to fame. Partly written based on her own personal story by writer and lead actress Wu Ke-Xi, the film is loosely inspired by the #metoo movement. There are many challenging scenes in the film as the we are witnessing a film within a film as...

Fong Sai Yuk: The Beginning (新方世玉前传侠者无畏) (2020) - China As part of the ongoing Film Critics - Martial Arts series - “Discovering the world of Martial Arts cinema” 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. With big boots to fill, the latest reboot of folk legend hero “Fong Sai Yuk”, made famous by Jet Li and Vincent Zhao in the 90s, it’s probably timely that the Chinese streaming giant takes an interest. Casting the fairly uncharismatic Narisu Bai in the title...