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Continue reading →: Accidental Love: David O. Russell’s mishap
By Heinrich Domingo Above its great director, promising cast, and refreshing cinematography, Accidental Love prides itself of bringing the healthcare advocacy to the fore. It satirizes US congress and its policies. It has clear and definite intention. But, intention alone cannot salvage a screenplay that is too feeble to stand.…
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Continue reading →: Room: Speaking the unspeakable
By Heinrich Domingo Room speaks ill of the darkness of human capacity. It warns the viewers on how sweet and beautiful creatures can be ruined by monsters dressed as people. With only metaphors and imagery, the film successfully tells the unspeakable. It does not need sex, blood, or violence to…
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Continue reading →: Ex Machina: Intellectually and emotionally arousing
By Heinrich Domingo A great movie production does not always entail an over-the-top production design (Guillermo del Toro style) or unnecessarily overdone cinematography (Michael Bay’s insignia). In the case of Ex Machina, a great movie production can happen in a confined house with three main characters and a brilliant screenplay.…
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Continue reading →: Everything About Her: A hopeful beginning
By Heinrich Domingo Star Cinema’s opening salvo this year offers a glimpse on how love stories can be effectively interspersed in a promising plot. Everything About Her bears a multi-tiered discussion on maternal, filial and romantic love. With a clean storyline and commendable acting, Director Joyce Bernal brought us the…
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Continue reading →: The Revenant: Surviving the wrath of nature and men
By Heinrich Domingo To watch an acclaimed movie is to be critical of its cinematic treatment, doubtful of its purpose, and conscious of its mistakes. This movie shall undergo thorough scrutiny for it to win your approval. To watch The Revenant is the same. But with Leonardo DiCaprio’s outstanding performance…
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