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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...

The Hunt (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. After several delayed release due the supposed controversy around the literally hunting of certain groups of humans as a sport for the elites. The Hunt” directed by Craig Zobel is a fast and furious satire that goes the route of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and “Hunger Games”. This highly brutal and entertaining film provides the ground work for a deeper storyline, but unfortunately fails to go the distance and...

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...