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The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang 神探蒲松龄之兰若仙踪 (2019) - 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. Jackie Chan goes back to what his loveable charismatic and comedic self in the heavily CGI effects retelling of the origins of “A Chinese Ghost Story”. In “The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang”, the animated effects often overshadow the real actors and that’s a shame when the tragic love story is turned into an inferno of flying dragons and...

Bad Education (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. Hugh Jackman shines in “Bad Education” as the self righteous corrupted school principle ripping off millions of public funds into his own personal accounts. Such is the premises of the dark and entertaining film, directed by Cory Finley (the promising “Thoroughbreds”). There is a lot of room for thoughts of the current education system and all surroundings that makes a so-called top school. Once you understand that a school...

Review: Hollywood (2020) - USA (Mini-Series) | Netflix Netflix Original Series: Season 1 - 6 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 best moments in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s alternative universe retelling of 1948’s “Hollywood”, remains Anna May Wong wining the Oscars that she never actually received. This is a daring and controversial Netflix original series that challenges the norms and conventions of the usual “play-safe” Hollywood in the past, present and future. With the...

Review: Nights Of A Shemale A Mad Man Trilogy 1/3 | 人妖阿發 痴人三部曲(2020) - 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. The filmmaking career of property developer turned Milkyway chairman and film director, Dennis Law has been an interesting one. One that is actually quite prolific across numerous genres from coming of ages romance to martial arts and action films to the erotica and exploitative genre. Law is a director with ambitions and ideas, but as a director he...

Review: Dangerous Lies (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. In many ways, the Netflix original mysterious crime thriller “Dangerous Lies” was always going to be predictable and as expected. However, there is something intriguing about the premises of two strugglers suddenly getting an unexpected inheritance and how they react towards the whole situation. As Jamie Chung’s character expresses - “it will change people”. Greed is for most part a human characteristic and whether there is a just...