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Legacy of Lies (2020) - Netherlands, UK, Poland, Ukraine, 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. Scott Adkins has become a staple in the DTV martial arts action genre and for every film he makes, there is no denying the notion of effort being put into the fights, the acting and everything that the martial arts actor does. In “Legacy of Lies”, Director Adrian Bol delivers the typical spy action thriller that the audience have seen in bigger productions...

Da 5 Bloods (2020) - USA (Netflix)   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. It is almost impossible to view Netflix’s blockbuster about black movement and Vietnam War veterans without looking at the social and political context at the time and right now. “Da 5 Bloods” directed by Spike Lee manages to entertain and speak to the audience about his various strong messages about violence, war, Trump and Black Live Matters all wrapped within the an action adventure thriller. There...

Double World 征途 (2020) - China (Netflix)     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. Based on a best selling Chinese video game, goes the distance in terms of CGI and special effects, but lacks crucial heartfelt characters for all to embrace. “Double World” is not a bad film and manages to entertain in its various brutal fight scenes revoking “Gladiators”, “Hunger Games” and “Games of Thrones”. It’s a shame as visually the film got most things correct, except for...

My Spy (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. The best thing about Dave Bautista’s action family comedy is surprising whenever he shares the screen with child actress Chloe Coleman. The trend of action stars playing spies, undercover cops and buddying up with kids goes back a long way, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Kindergarten Cop”, Jackie Chan’s “The Spy Next Door” and even Dolph Lundgren in “Kindergarten Cop 2”. These kind of films appeal to the family group of fans...

Money 돈 (Don) (2019) - 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. Billed as the “Wolf of Wall Street” in Korea, “Money” directed by Park Noo-ri, shows precisely the same message of greed, wealth and ultimately fraud and unmistakable crimes. Stock brokering and market manipulation comes hand in hand in this coming of age crime thriller starring rising star Ryu Jun-yeol (“Reply 1988”) as the young graduate rising to fame, wealth and high society through engaging in illegal activities, scams, offshore...