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White Dragon (TV - 2018) - UK   Aka Strangers   - 8 Episodes (60 minuted per Episode   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. Hong Kong star Anthony Wong and British star  John Simm headlines this intriguing British TV murder thriller set largely within the neon lighting of modern Hong Kong. It highlights the highest levels of corruption within government figures, diplomats and the police force. We get to witness the always happening city of Hong Kong...

Love at First Swipe [Season 1] (TV - 2018) - Malaysia   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     I don’t normally review online TV series, but this original production by TonTonMY and YouTuber - JinnyBoy’s director Reuben Kang remains one of the best tearjerker romantic and coming of age short online TV series (5 episodes at 25 minutes each) in the past year. What made the short series work so well is the modern look on social dating apps and how in essence it is precisely paralleling how people used to post ads on newspaper...

Iceman 2: The Time Traveler 冰封侠: 时空行者 (2018) - China   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)      Not entirely sure what Donnie Yen was thinking when he made the sequel to an already terrible film - Iceman 3D. The sequel was filmed in 2014 and released suddenly 4 years later is simply bad filmmaking, terrible special effects, non existent acting and an atrocious and incoherent plot to boot. It is so bad that it is not even funny and when a village of people dies, there is zero emotions and when Donnie tries to act,...

Colors of Wind 風の色 (2017) - Japan   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Regrets, memories and love are major themes in the magical romantic melodrama about alter egos, mental illness and acceptance of the past. From the Director of “My Sassy Girl” Kwak Jae-Young crafted a film that plays with our suspension of belief as we follow the love story of the protagonist turned magician. In fact the film alludes to many classics, “Vertigo” “Leon The Professional” and “The Prestige” and often reminds us just how good those films were. Instead, we are left...

A Simple Favor 小心幫忙 (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Fresh from the “Crazy Rich Asians” fame, Henry Golding gets to up the love game with not just one Hollywood A-list in the stunning Blake Lively, but also the always lovely Anna Kendrick. The result is a film that works extremely well in the captivating form of an older and classy Woody Allen style, while having the intriguing nature of “Gone Girl”. The acting are easily top notched, as is the pacing and despite the highly risky nature of the plot...