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Little Italy (2018) - USA / Canada   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)      These kind of cheesy yet formulaic romantic comedies used to splash the screens of Hollywood, nowadays they mostly belong to the VOD market. “Little Italy” makes the most of its location, characters and a highly predictable romantic plot line. I won’t say this is a successful film as there is nothing special or even groundbreaking emotional, but it serve as a certain market. Pairing rising star Emma Roberts and fading once-a-talent Hayden Christensen, the two have decent chemistry and are likeable...

Billionaire Boys Club (2018) - USA   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     For the purpose of this review, we will stay objective as to the recent allegations going against veteran actor Kevin Spacey. The “Billionaire Boys Club” known also BBC is based upon a real life event where a wanna-be Harvard prep school graduate from the Valet ended up conning the rich Beverly Hills community and establishing a Ponzi scheme that was destined to fail. One thing led to another as power tends to corrupt and eventually overstepping the bottom line via the paradox...

When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead (2018) - Japan     Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   The latest Japanese comedy by director Toshio Lee, despite its interesting premises of having a wife that pretend to be dead every time the husband returns home, is really at its core about modern marriage. What I liked about the film is the manner it approaches different aspect of a marriage and the importance of communication and understanding. All seems rather basic on paper goes far deeper and engages with the audience as a...

The Meg (2018) - USA / China   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     The premises of action star Jason Statham taking on a mega shark seems like a perfect disaster B-movie. Little did anyone expected it to become a worldwide box office hit with taking of over US $500 million to date. Coupled with headlining the film with bankable Chinese star Li Bing Bing, the film highlights one of the few success story for a Hollywood and Chinese co-production and perhaps a formula template for similar successes in the future. For the Hollywood generation...

Golden Job 黄金兄弟 (2018) - Hong Kong / China   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     One of the biggest problem with the anticipated Young and Dangerous reunion cast is style over substance and a film that relies heavily on the existing chemistry of the ensemble cast fails to engage or click with the audience. The result is an extremely generic action adventure that essentially disconnect with the established fan base of the original Young and Dangerous series. It’s been over 20 years since the first film and technically not billed as a sequel and...