Managing your expectations in the zombie apocalypse
UNDEAD LABS’ State of Decay was a certified critical and commercial hit upon its release in 2013. Best described as a third-person sandbox-cum-survival game simulating a community in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, it tasked you with finding resources, interacting with other denizens, and clearing out zombies in an effort to survive. And, on the whole, it proved to be a compelling experience, its flaws notwithstanding.
Two women
By Noel Vera
Video
Paradise Inn
Directed by Celso Ad. Castillo
YouTube
No subtitles
CALL CELSO AD. CASTILLO’s Paradise Inn his inversion (and perversion if you like) of Lino Brocka’s...
Mozart in the Jungle: Mad Genius, or Drama Queen?
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
FROM THE TITLE I thought it was an adaptation of Fitzcarraldo, the Werner Herzog movie about a would-be rubber baron who dreams...
Tricky goes clean and gets darker
PARIS — After a string of releases over the past decade, Tricky found himself in an unfamiliar state. The influential trip-hop producer didn’t need...
Snowden, Close to the Enemy, Coming Through the Rye, now out on home entertainment
By Angela Dawson
Front Row Features
FILMMAKER Oliver Stone is no stranger to taking on controversial subject matter and turning it into big screen box-office success....
Bloodline: A family drama gets swamped in the telling
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
FLASH-FORWARD is the new flashback. On every episode of Bloodline, we are reminded that the good son John Rayburn (Kyle Chandler) will...
Adele’s triumphant return a sentimental look
By Shaun Tandon, AFP
New York — Adele has had nearly five years to savor the massive success of her last album but, on a release...
Small town on the big screen
DVD Review
Some Came Running
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
By Noel Vera
(Warning: plot twists and narrative discussed in detail)
Vincente Minnelli’s Some Came Running (adapted from the James...
The 10 books you need to read this summer
By Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg View
IF YOU are anything like me, you are probably looking forward to delving into several new and recent book releases...
The Weeknd, smooth yet steamy, makes quick return
By Shaun Tandon
NEW YORK -- Just one year after he catapulted into the ranks of top pop stars, The Weeknd has returned with a...
Why the wealthy give
By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz
Book
The Giving Way to Happiness
By Jenny Santi
Published by Penguin Random House
DONATING to charity can make people happy. This...
The miracle of Dreyer’s crib
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Directed by Preston Sturges
Ordet
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
(Warning: plot of both The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek and...