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Night Always Comes 2025

★★★½
Reviewed by Arwin Edward Bagaslao · 2025-12-28
Her mom is a terrible mom. Inuna pa yung sasakyan kaysa pamilya. Kuha agad yung inis ko sa kanya, which I think is intentional. After the hotel room scene, the film suddenly tightens up. The colors get harsher, the score becomes more aggressive, and the tension doesn’t let up. The uninterrupted shot after the opening of safe scene is really effective. Ramdam mo yung panic and urgency, and the rising musical score sustains that tension. Vanessa Kirby is very convincing here. She’s obviously gorgeous, but somehow she sells being desperate, broke, and on the edge. It shouldn’t work on paper, but it does. The director also uses anamorphic lenses, which helps give the city a stretched, suffocating feel as the night goes on. As the movie progresses, you slowly understand why she’s acting the way she is. It’s not just selfishness. She’s traumatized. She doesn’t want to end up back on the streets again, and every decision she makes is driven by that fear. Uncomfortable, tense, and emotionally frustrating in a way that feels earned.