Little girl lost Noel Vera The fairy tale that opens the picture--about a princess from an underground kingdom who wanders to the surface, can't find her way ...
Lucky me Noel Vera You have to give credit to director Curtis Hanson; he tries his level best not to repeat himself. After making his bones with suspense ("The...
Silencing the lamb Noel Vera Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: I submit to you that Gregory Hoblit's latest film isn't a crime thriller or even legal thriller...
Compulsion Noel Vera Perhaps the single most surprising fact about "Zodiac" is that David Fincher directed it--one might think that Alan J. Pakula had been ...
The twit family Robinson Noel Vera And now, the latest piece of ordure from The Rat Factory--sorry, Walt Disney Pictures… Stephen J. Anderson's "Meet the...
Frenched Noel Vera The French Film Festival is underway! And I'd recommend every film at the festival save the two I've already seen--not only because they're...
Just die already Noel Vera Never been a big fan of the "Die Hard" movies--well, Alan Rickman in the first made for a memorably witty villain, the outrageous...
Dr. Who Season 2: The Girl in the Fireplace <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/07/dr-who-season-2-girl-in-fir\ eplace.html> Just saw the Dr. Who: Season...
Nuclear waste Noel Vera Robert Rodriguez's latest feature "Planet Terror" (2007) is his attempt to re-create the feel of his (and Tarantino's) much-beloved ...
Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/08/ratatouille-brad-bird-2007.\ html> This will be my last post--kind of. Membership of...
100 Best Filipino Films <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/08/100-best-filipino-films.htm\ l> This is a late (very late) reply to AFI's 100 Greatest...
Pa Siyam (Erik Matti, 2004) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/08/pa-siyam-erik-matti-2004_31\ .html> Excerpt: Erik Matti is a talented and commercially...
The Invasion (Oiliver Hirschbiegel, 2007) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/09/invasion-oliver-hirschbiege\ l-2007.html> Excerpt: Oliver Hirschbiegel's...
Disturbia (D.J. Caruso, 2007) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/09/disturbia-dj-caruso-2007.ht\ ml> D.J. Caruso's Disturbia may seem like a teenage...
Um Filme Falado (A Talking Picture, Manoel de Oliveira, 2003) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/09/um-filme-falado-talking-pic\ ture-manoel.html> ...
William Wyler reloaded <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/10/wyler-reloaded.html> Excerpt: It's not as if Wyler intended it, I suppose, but for what...
Gagamboy (Erik Matti, 2004) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/10/gagamboy-peque-gallaga-2004\ .html> Excerpt: And here I was, thinking Pa-Siyam (Nine...
Knocked Up (Judd Apatow, 2007) <http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/10/knocked-up-judd-apatow-2007\ .html> Excerpt: A.O. Scott of The New York Times calls...
A documentary film by Mirana Medina (Tikoy Aguiluz's favorite editor (Bagong Bayani (The Last Wish, 1995), Segurista (Dead Sure,1996), Biyaheng Langit...
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