An excerpt:

"Film critiquing is a curious profession. We all know that it, just
as is the case with most activities that writers engage themselves
in, is rarely a lucrative undertaking. Far less so for one from a
country such as the Philippines, that values honest criticism as
much as it does honest politicians (for the most part it doesn't).
This lack of sustainability means that critics in the Philippines
are often forced to occupy themselves with a separate endeavor, one
that "earns" so as to circumvent the income lost during time wasted
in this thankless profession*. For film critic Noel Vera, this
profession was banking.

The title of this collection, Critic After Dark, takes off from this
idea, painting a picture of Vera as a nocturnal creature, one that
retreats from work, finding comfort in the recesses of a dim
theater, watching in solitude and documenting his experiences at
unholy hours.

(* unless you are a powerful pundit who controls the entertainment
section of the most popular newspaper in the country and earn enough
on the side from publishing HBO and Cinemax schedules at the end of
your column.)"

The rest of the article can be found here:

http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=13