Alan Ng

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For 559 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 74% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 18% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Alan Ng's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Dracula
Lowest review score: 20 Mufasa: The Lion King
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 474 out of 559
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 559
  3. Negative: 14 out of 559
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Dancing in the Dust
    It’s missing a nice, tidy resolution that would greenlight this in Hollywood. I’ll say there’s a sweetness and sadness to the film’s final moments.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Goodbye, Petrushka
    Goodbye, Petrushka is a heartfelt narrative and very much writer/director Nicola Rose’s story. It’s not a perfect film, but it’s a very personal one.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    Limbo
    Limbo stands out as a competent cop-drama noir. Our three heroes are put through the wringer and barely come out with their sanity and their lives. Cheang holds nothing back.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Girls on Film
    It’s not going to change your life, but it has a solid story, and it’s sexy as hell.
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    • 85 Alan Ng
    Total Trust
    Total Trust asks a lot of questions that each of us must answer before it is too late.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    A Fragile Flower
    The film’s intended audience is those who enjoy romantic stories, and it definitely delivers in that regard. Personally, I would have preferred if the story had taken a darker and grittier turn, but I appreciate the filmmaker’s effort to maintain a positive direction.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    One Night in Tokyo
    Reza Emamiyeh and Tokiko Kitagawa deliver fantastic performances.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Break
    As someone who played too much pool in college, I’ve been starving for a good pool hustle movie. Break is just what the doctor ordered. Now I’ll have to pull the old cue out of storage and lose a grand or two in the process.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    H2: The Occupation Lab
    H2: The Occupation Lab gives us the Palestinian perspective on the conflict.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    Tell Them You Love Me
    Nick August-Perna’s documentary, Tell Them You Love Me, is a heartbreaking story in so many ways. Hope can be a powerful weapon, leaving devastation in its wake.
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    • 65 Alan Ng
    Freydís and Gudrid
    It feels like a reading of ancient tales, with the emotion of the opera replacing the melodrama and acting found in traditional period pieces.
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    • 85 Alan Ng
    Jack Has a Plan
    Though Jack’s past is both uplifting and tragic, the heart of Jack Has A Plan comes in the final months leading up to Jack’s ultimate fate.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    Black Outside
    I dare you to watch Black Outside and not think about wanting to do this journey for yourself. There’s something irresistible about this film, and indeed, there is something within you that must be released, and a 2,600-mile hike might be what the doctor ordered.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    Reawakening
    Virginia Gilbert’s Reawakening ends on a brutal yet honest note, refusing to hand out easy answers or emotional closure. It’s not clean, but it’s meant to be an unflinching reality check.
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    • 85 Alan Ng
    Am I Racist?
    For the most part, Walsh’s gags work throughout the film. Like most political docs, the open-minded will benefit the most from what Walsh has to say, while Walsh’s DEI targets will have the most to complain about
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Empire Waist
    Empire Waist delivers a heartfelt and empowering message about adolescence, body image, and self-acceptance. Its sincerity and positivity make it a refreshing and modern tale for teens.
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    • 85 Alan Ng
    The Man in the White Van
    The Man in the White Van is the perfect primer for someone thinking about getting into horror films but is a bit skittish. The killing is implied, and the gore is off-camera. Yet, the film is all about that uneasy tension that we feel, wondering what’s around the corner or what goes bump in the night.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    You & I
    You & I is a fantastic tale of modern romance.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Somewhere in Montana
    Sometimes, a movie’s impact transcends its story, delivering something we desperately need—a chance to reflect, connect, and simply breathe. Somewhere in Montana is one such film offering a heartfelt reminder that, despite our differences, people can win the day.
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    • 50 Alan Ng
    Detective Chinatown 1900
    Detective Chinatown 1900 tries to be a high-energy action comedy but gets tangled in a web of subplots, leaving little room for the buddy-cop fun it teases.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    No Address
    No Address is very much an issues-based drama. Its purpose is to provide a soul behind the statistics.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    The Buildout
    The Buildout is a haunting journey into faith, friendship, and the fine line between devotion and delusion.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Kung Fu Rookie
    Kung Fu Rookie is a heartfelt, high-energy tribute to Jackie Chan. It is packed with acrobatic action and playful stunt work that would make the legend proud. With thrilling fight sequences, goofy humor, and a love for old-school kung fu cinema, it is a fun ride that proves admiration is best expressed through action—literally.
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    • 70 Alan Ng
    Asog
    In the wake of unimaginable devastation, Asog gently yet boldly celebrates resilience—not just through the intimate journey of Jaya and Arnel but also through the countless survivors bravely rebuilding their lives from ruin.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project
    In the end, Max Tzannes’ Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project delivers a smart, self-aware film that plays with the mockumentary format without getting lost in the gimmick. It’s funny and it’s creepy. It delivers where many have failed before.
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    • 85 Alan Ng
    Pistachio Wars
    Even if the corporate claims are true—that films like Pistachio Wars are anti-corporate propaganda—it’s important never to turn a blind eye to any issue where the only thing we’re being told is, “trust us… nothing to see here.”
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Peaches Goes Bananas
    Peaches Goes Bananas is one of the weirdest and most touching music documentaries I’ve seen.
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    • 80 Alan Ng
    12 Hours in October
    You feel the horrors of those 12 hours. Abeckaser tells the right stories, from innocent festivalgoers to military-trained fathers, and to the mothers and children who perish. Before you utter the words, “Yeah, but…,” 12 Hours in October is pretty one-sided, and I’m not blind to the protests that have occurred in the streets and on university campuses in the U.S.
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