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Film Review: Kim Ji Young: Born 1982 (82년생 김지영) (2019) - South Korea Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help me reach one review per day in 2021. 2021 Review count - 01/365 https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   There is a lot of striking raw emotions running in the Kim Do-young’s directorial debut, “Kim Ji Young: Born 1982”, based on Cho Nam-joo’s bestselling autobiographical novel. What makes the film better presented, is how the film allows time for the characters to go about...

Film Review: Leap 奪冠 (2020) - China Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog     Director Peter Chan continues his trend of creating inspiring Chinese stories about human achievements and friendships. In “Leap”, Chan make the most of the atmospheric and nostalgic 1980s China backdrop on the verge of opening up to the world. It is without doubt that sporting dramas based on real life stories with nationalistic pride is a...

Film Review: Unhinged (2020) - USA Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog     Russell Crowe is back to his unhinged best in the stalker-thriller-gore fest in “Unhinged”. There are plenty of moments that the film manages to hook the audience onto the ride as we see the maniac that Crowe plays in outright mental and mad manner. It is the kind of film that will disturb some viewers concerned as...

Film Review: The Honest Thief 末路狂盜  (2020) - USA  Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog     Liam Neeson once said that “Taken 3” would be his last gritty action thriller and as we reach  the end of 2020, Neeson continues to play the same role as the gritty action hero with plenty of unique skill sets in the toolkit. “The Honest Thief” is really more of the same, the workable...

Film Review: Jiu Jitsu (2020) - USA Reviewed by Andrew CHAN (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Help me reach one review per day in 2021.  https://www.patreon.com/neofilmreviews Buy me a coffee ☕️ or two to support our Asian cinema film reviews since 2004! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neofilmblog   With the film’s poster headlining Nicolas Cage and Tony Jaa in prominent leading roles, it is undeniably frustrating when you release that both actors ended up taking the backseat to martial arts and stuntman Alain Moussi (“Kick-boxer” series). That’s not to say that Moussi lack any kind of physical presence, but his bland acting display contrast with...