In our last tribute to Present Confusion’s 15th year, Princess Kinoc writes about John Tawasil’s video essay on Joven Tan’s hidden masterpiece on metacinema. In John Tawasil’s video essay of Joven Tan’s Echoserang Frog, he removes the elusive filmmaker from the guise of how bad his films are made, and
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“Endless Love” three-episode premiere review: A senseless drama to pass off time
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Cinemalaya 2020: Main Competition Reviews (Part 2)
CINEMALAYA 2020. I wrote the first part here in no particular order. By now you would have learned that Tokwifi wins Best Film and Martika Escobar wins Best Director for Living Things. By now as well (a Tuesday), my access to the festival screening on Vimeo would have expired. This year’s
Cinemalaya 2020: Main Competition reviews (Part 1)
It’s Cinemalaya 2020! You’ve heard from us for a long time since the pandemic began. Despite me and the rest of the guys being busy talking about films through the podcast , we miss writing about reviews too! It is only timely to find one of our favorite film festivals reinvent themselves
Ip Man 4 review: Where the light meets darkness
Let me be honest about two things: I have only seen a few Kung Fu films in my life, and that I have enjoyed every bit of this cleaned-up version of the legendary Wing Chun master in all three films (I have yet to see the third one completely, but I guess
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See you at the Viddsee Juree Awards on Sept. 27 to 29 held at the Pineapple Lab, Makati
Online entertainment platform Viddsee holds its third Juree Awards in the Philippines to celebrate and support filmmakers and film communities in Asia from September 27 to 29. Viddsee Juree Awards (‘Juree’) is an annual industry pick award celebrating best short films from Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. Several screenings and talks
Past, Present, Perfect Recap (Episodes 1 to 2): Of Words and Past Loves
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Monday One Sheet: Christopher Nolan’s TENET
Filming has begun for Christopher Nolan’s latest film ‘Tenet’ which will star Robert Pattinson, John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, with Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh. It’s no hidden secret that Christopher Nolan has long wanted to direct a reimagined James Bond franchise, but the 007 seems to
The Sun is Also a Star Review: Not even the galaxy would approve
Ah, young love. Ry Russo-Young’s The Sun is Also a Star is based on the New York Times’ Bestseller by Nicola Yoon. Crafted to make tweens, teens, and romcom fanatics fall in love with the concept of, well, love in a world dominated by diverse issues. The book is
Tayo sa Huling Buwan ng Taon Review: Flight, Orbit, Gravity
In ‘Tayo, sa Huling Buwan ng Taon’, we find Sam and Isa living lives apart five years after their break-up. The question of ‘what happens next’ emanates on the screen with proper respect to the romance genre. Flight. Orbit. Gravity. It’s hard not to remember the long walks they made five
The FIRST Pinoy Stoner film comes back to the screen on 04/20
Ahoy! Mark your calendars and scrap anything you know about stoner films. Because the first and reportedly one of the best Filipino stoner films is back in Manila! I hate to say I told you so, because there are gems in student films. SUPERPSYCHOCEBU is a perfect example. In Ara Chawdhury’s
The Perfection trailer reveals Netflix’s new horror thriller
The Perfection trailer is here! Allison Williams is back and this time she brings her A-Game with that nonchalantly stern charm while switching back to psychopath-mode real quick in this new trailer for The Perfection. As a quick safety precaution, the trailer will give you literal goosebumps and bugs and then somehow
Dumbo: The times made it better
I’d hate to talk about how Disney may have overspent on this remake. And since it would appear that a lot of Disney classics are being remade (Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, etc.), a lot of us who grew up with such classics might be adamant to
Kuya Wes, Neomanila, and Ulan opens today
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Admit it. You’ve googled this before. Terms like “What to watch on Netflix?” or, “Best romantic comedies on Netflix”, “Horror movies netflix”. Well, worry no more. As an expert procrastinator and couch potato lady, I’ve done all that and for the past years (as well as recent ones), here are ten
Alone/Together Review: An Ode to Dreams
What does it mean to live in the 21st Century? This is perhaps the thought bubble that Antoinette Jadaone’s Alone/Together stars Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano ponders as they position themselves as Tin and Raf, sitting on an infamous bench in UP Diliman, under those history-rich trees, looking over the
Where did all the critics go?
I wrote this for an hour, but this may take about two to three minutes to read. And I propose this question to the wind, to you, and to everyone else reading this: Where did all the critics go? When I ‘started’ out on this industry as a member of
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One might say, “t*ngna sa wakas!”. From ‘Heneral Luna’ to ‘That Thing Called Tadhana’ — Netflix Philippines is taking homegrown, critically-acclaimed, blockbuster Pinoy films onboard. “Heneral Luna” (November 1) Top-notch acting, impressive cinematography, gripping plot, this 2015 historical biopic is a certified classic. Heneral Luna is directed by Jerrold Tarog and
The FPR United Festival Report: QCinema International Film Festival 2018
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There’s a line in Dan Villegas‘ new film, Walang Forever (often stylized as #WalangForever) which I like and perhaps may complement the film as a whole. It is when Cai Cortes‘ character quips to Jericho Rosales‘ Ethan, “Isn’t that what they say about artists? They get immortalized through their works—may it be
Nico Antonio talks working with JM De Guzman and their new film ‘Tandem’
Nico Antonio has been around for as long as you can remember. From his roles on TV’s On The Wings Of Love and on the Cinemalaya film Posas (Shackled), he makes a full turn to a more mature role with JM de Guzman in King Palisoc‘s first feature, Tandem which tells the story of small-time crooks
Three great Pinoy films inaugurate FDCP’s first Cinematheque in Manila
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has moved its office from Chino Roces Avenue in Makati to the heart of the capital in Ermita, Manila. This move makes it closer to the National Film Archives of the Philippines (NFAP) and occupies the building where Instituto de Cervantes used
Gather all you human beans, ‘The BFG’ teaser is here
Anyone who has read Ronald Dahl‘s works (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda) should be familiar of the side effects: a tremendous amount of curiosity and a tinge of heartbreak. His stories, taken from real life experiences and molded to tickle every child to an adult’s mind, make him a great part of one’s
