47 Meters Down is a predictable and dime a dozen shark movie because of an inane script that doesn’t fully commit to its premise, settling instead for contrived jump scares, cliched characters, and trite thrills.
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Is This Now tackles a relevant issue of sexual abuse on children but its heavily contrived plot, clunky pacing, underwritten characters and questionable ending turn it into a badly executed albeit well-intentioned movie.
Black Coral has good intentions, but this nearly pointless documentary is a meandering tale about the dangers of deep sea diving with no relatable people to anchor its story.
Baby Driver is the exhilarating music action flick alternative to the neo-noir Drive, thanks to its musical timing and uncannily choreographed action sequences .
Star na si Van Damme Stallone is a charming mother-son story thanks to a riveting performance by Candy Pangilinan, a thoughtful screenplay and deft film direction.
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Anchored by the performance of Angeli Bayani, Bagahe is a simple yet revealing story of how bureaucracy dehumanizes the people its suppose to help and exposes how victims can easily be subjected to prejudice.
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