Alan Ng

The Critic

By Alan Ng | December 2018

Stella Velon’s short film The Critic is the story of a young actress sitting for an interview that she will soon regret.…

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Stella Velon’s short film The Critic is the story of a young actress sitting for an interview that she will soon regret. Along with writing and...

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I get it. I’m a critic, not a filmmaker. I’m in no position to tell a director how to do his/her job. What I get to do is shamelessly rant about...

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There’s a profound sadness I can’t help but feel for the subjects of Hao Wu’s documentary People’s Republic of Desire. Wu dives pretty deep in the...

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Is this becoming a new genre or are we just really angry with politics today? Last Halloween, I reviewed President Evil, which is basically an angry...

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I suppose kids today are tired of that old flat 2D hand-drawn animation, just like as a kid, I was repulsed by the black and white films of old. During...

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In Wreck-It Ralph, the self-aware Ralph (John C. Reilly) decides he no longer wants to be a bad guy, while new friend Vanelope (Sarah Silverman) embraces...

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What should have been your typical dysfunctional Jewish family Thanksgiving dinner, instead turns into an unexpected home invasion with death on the line....

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In Juri Ferri’s short film UB-13, you know right off the bat that it’s a student film because the title “London Film School” appears right from the...

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In Daddy’s Home, director Sean Anders tackled the struggles of step-parenting and created an over-the-top comedy about two fathers sharing the same...

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I was hoping that Daniel J. Clark’s documentary Behind the Curve was a reference to baseball. Instead, it’s a deep dive into the Flat Earth Theory and...

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