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Project Gutenberg 無雙 (2018) - Hong Kong / China   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     It’s been a while and probably too long since the audience enjoyed a Chow Yun Fat’s performance. After being under the spell of wacky Wong Jing, Chow returns to what he does best, playing complicated characters and firing bullets in John Woo and Ringo Lam’s style. However, that’s just the beginning of the good news as “Project Gutenberg” is thoroughly entertaining, twisted and even layered with depth. It is a highly entertaining and engaging film that uses the maximum...

The Nun (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)      One of the delights of the latest “Conjuring” spinoff - “The Nun” is more in the creepy setting of a remote gothic style Romanian castle than the jumping “Nuns” scaring the hell out of you. Despite the thin story, director Corin Hardy crafted the tense and thrilling scenes quite well and maintained the horror and suspenseful mood for most of the duration. Some of the most scary scenes remains the investigative priest played by Demian Bichir being chased to cemetery and buried alive....

First Man 登月第一人 (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Directed by 2016 Oscar winning “La La Land”, Damien Chazelle, the latest film reunites Ryan Gosling in creating something worthy of more than a single viewing. Rather than go the simpler patriotic route to satisfy and touch the mass audience, Chazelle employs a similar vision as the recent masterpiece “Dunkirk” in its execution. What we get as a result is a slow burn character study that portray the real struggles of human emotions during the time and journey of Neil Armstrong much...

Skyscraper (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia     Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have taken on many disaster and monsters and the latest action blockbuster requires him to take on none other than the world tallest “Skyscraper”. This novelty idea forms the bulk of the interest and despite its ridiculous scenario play and plot line, it is a largely harmless popcorn entertainment that allows the audience to indulge in total suspension of belief and dumb found engagement. The Hong Kong setting is largely laughable given the fact the film seem to be filmed...

Johnny English Strikes Back (2018) - UK / France   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     Once in a while, the audience need this kind of escapist entertainment and the return of “Mr Bean” in the James Bond spoof - Johnny English. What is so funny about Rowan Atkinson is his classic exaggerated reactions and expressions to uncanny scenarios usually the cause of his own misdoing. The fact that he doesn’t care or understand his lack of skills for the expeditions as a M17 Spy makes the experience more comic than usual. Fortunately, the latest...