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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
The star in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak (2015) must really be the film's Allerdale Hall - the old house feels like the unholy child of Manderley, Gormenghast and the Bates residence, as midwifed by Miss Havisham on a really bad day, says Critic After Dark Noel Vera.
Critics have groused ...
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
In F Gary Gray's Straight Outta Compton (2015), there is the usual protagonist (Eazy E here) against Mephisto (Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller). The introduction and rise of the star/s is involving and the middle portion (cementing the reputation) is viscerally intellectual. But the biopic seems awfully silent on the ...
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Ida Anita Del Mundo's K'na, The Dreamweaver (2014) might be a flawed first feature but like the heroine in the film, Del Mundo is still a dreamweaver in her own right - she's not only the repository of dreams but also one who is spinning brand new visions. By Critic ...
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
If Pete Docter's Inside Out (2015) feels like it's drawn from Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, it has none of the latter's charm, unfolding trauma and imaginary beings, even if they are all inside the head, says Critic After Dark Noel Vera.
Call me perverse, but when folks praise Pete Docter's Inside ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
The franchise might be strong but what's wholly missing in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World (2015) is Steven Spielberg's sense of play and fun, says Critic After Dark Noel Vera.
When I think of the Jurassic movies, I'm reminded of one of main principles that drive the theory of evolution: that everything ...
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015
JC Chandor's mob story, A Most Violent Year (2014), is understated suspense and oppressive atmosphere and even takes on Coppola's Godfather saga itself. Talk about grand ambition, says Critic After Dark Noel Vera.
Got to hand it to Mr Chandor: he doesn't do anything the same way twice, from the ensemble ...
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