Babagwa (eng title. The Spider’s Lair) is a modest triumph for Jason Paul Laxamana, a marked leap from his debut feature Astro Mayabang. But both films will seem backdrops to his success, documents of the becoming of the maker of Magkakabaung (eng title. The Coffin Maker), the film that finally makes
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6 films released this year that are inspired by John Carpenter
I still hold that his latest film The Ward (2010) is not a John Carpenter film; he is not involved in both the script-work and music, which in itself is pretty self-explanatory. I think it as an unthought-of plunge to quickie horror by a legendary director who has made terrific
Five on five—MMFF 2014 New Wave entries
Aside from the primary—essentially mainstream—line-up of films, the annual Metro Manila Film Festival has also committed to an “indie” section called New Wave, which will run starting tomorrow, December 17th thru 24th. We have asked the five directors of this year’s competing films to send us their own best
Two Cents and Too Cents: On an unspoken dilemma in film criticism
The world we live now is at an age for free-thinkers. Liberals, the fancier folks call them. There are good and bad sides to that. Both make very long lists. But when this privilege to free self-expression is threatened or lambasted, it guarantees the inflictor abysmal doom. A recent article
Halloween Watchlist: 13 of Our All-Time Favorite Horror Films
The most important holiday of the year is upon us. A busy number of horror films–good and bad–are being released. And if history of late is to be trusted, I am inclined to believe that we stand a better chance in looking back.But then again, if you insist spending the
