The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

The well-oiled mechanics of James Watkins‘ The Woman in Black (’12) see an unintentional “advent” of the so-called “modern tactics” in ghost stories of markedly classicist forms. Taking note from the minimalist flair of Robert Wise‘s The Haunting (1960), whilst remaining cautious to service the modern spectator’s customary jolts, the film and its often wobbly framework may

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American Sniper, Blackhat, M open this week in Philippine theaters

This week finds the release of American Sniper and Blackhat—two films I have already watched during the Awards, a.k.a. screener season. The former is a Clint Eastwood film perfectly fitting the Oscar mold; the latter being Michael Mann‘s under-sung work, which some imagine if titled “American Hacker” would have had ‘better chances’ in the awards

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This year’s Sineng Pambansa has been reissued ‘Frightfest,’ playing right now in select Ayala Cinemas

This year’s government-backed film festival has not been particularly good. In my report of the fest, I expressed my contempt for three-quarters of the whole lot, which premiered only four films including Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes’s remake of their own 1988 cult-favourite T’yanak. It is the only film that

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Watch: This Wes Anderson cut of the Star Wars VII teaser-trailer is c’est drĂ´le

Remember the first three Star Wars parody trailers we shared? Well apparently the internet simply could not move past them because someone has made a Wes Anderson version of the now-viral teaser-trailer, and it is c’est drĂ´le. You may watch the Wes-cut trailer above. Star Wars Episode VII is directed by J.J. Abrams (Super 8)

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