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The Banker (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. This is a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring story of how a shoeshiner black kid growing up in the racially divided 60s manages to overcome plenty to become one of the first black owners of American banks and prime building locations. It’s a rags to riches story in the typical format except it’s is more calculated and intelligent in its execution as the underlying character have both ambition and drive...

Spenser Confidential (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. There is a lot of downtime and adequacy in the long time paring of Director Peter Berg and  star Mark Wahlberg in the Netflix original film “Spenser Confidential”. That’s precisely the problem with this film as the audience doesn’t really care what happens next or the consequences to any of the characters. It is that kind of film where a lot of things is happening, but nothing of note...

Pain and Glory (2019) - Spain 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 film brings the audience into the minds and journey of the main character as he goes thru life ups and downs. Director Pedro Almodóvar perfectly combines these spectrum of life from youth to middle age and retirement to a film about loss, love, imagination and memory. What we end up getting is a powerful film that portrays how fragile a mind is and how events in different...

The Bouncer (2018) - Belgian / France Aka Lukas  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 a highly enjoyable and straight forward nonsense JCVD affair. It also allows JCVD to expand his dramatic acting range and the man succeed in doing so once again. It’s simple story of counterfeit, under covers and double crossers in the usual crime action thriller format. For a DTV flick, the cinematography and directing is surprisingly good from French director Julien Leclercq. In film...

1917 (2019) - UK / 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. Technically flawless and groundbreaking filmmaking and precise execution from director Sam Mendes and long time veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins creates the illusion of a one shot gimmick in the astounding “1917”. Making this film coherent as the camera follows the journey of the two ordinary solders. This is a beautifully depicted film that never shy away from the true horrors of war. We get direct exposure to the...