I’ve grown accustomed to iconic songs being played on repeat every single time either on the radio or in your neighborhood, sometimes even when people would belt their lungs out at a karaoke. Once a song reaches a point wherein people regardless of race, gender or social status sings your
Category: Reviews
Film Review: JESUS IS KING
Kanye Omari West is a walking paradox, a living proof of how a man who has been at the forefront of controversy and backlash still manages to dominate the charts and the hearts of many. He’s the face of the music industry for a reason and that is because of
Cinema One Originals 2019 Review: Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis review: Engelbert Rafferty dissects J.E. Tiglao’s debut film, nearly an out-of-body experience as it is. Another very effective treatment for erectile dysfunction but it is not considered as a cure. viagra without side effects Today, almost 58% ED patients in the UK prefer to buy kamagra online. online ordering
Cinema One Originals 2019 Review: Bulaklak sa City Jail (Restored Version)
Mario O’ Hara is a prolific character in the foundation of our nation’s own cinematic identity. His prominence goes without question as his oeuvre gave birth to some of the best films of the 70’s and the 80’s, all of which lay bare the harrowing truths of the everyday Filipino
Cinema One Originals 2019 Review: Lucid
Two years ago, Apichatpong Weerasethakul sojourned to the Philippines for almost a month and held his traveling art installation called Serenity of Madness at the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design in De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde. Known for digging into the subconscious of the Thai people through dreams
Cinema One Originals 2019 Review: Misteryo sa Tuwa (Restored Version)
What happens when a plane crashes in a peaceful barrio, and a band of unknowing accomplices find a suitcase filled with money? This conundrum bewilders a group of men in Abbo dela Cruz’s “Misteryo sa Tuwa”, dutifully restored by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration team. Read more of our review here:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
All right people, let’s start at the beginning. His name is Peter Parker. He saved the city, fell in love, and saved the city again, and again, and again. I’m pretty sure you know the rest. Seriously, we’ve already seen two origin stories of “Spider-Man” and three different Peter Parkers
Third World Cinema Club: Isa Pa, with Feelings… The Transcript
The “3WCC” gang spoke to Prime Cruz and Jen Chuaunsu about “Isa Pa, With Feelings” and wanted to extend the feelings we felt during this interview to our friends from the Deaf Community through this transcription of the episode.
QCinema 2019 review: By the Grace of God
Napakaganda ng pelikulang ‘By the Grace of God” na dinirek ni Francois Ozon. Ang pelikulang “By the Grace of God” ay tungkol sa tatlong lalaking inabuso ng pari na pinagbuklod ng isang adhikain na mabigyang hustisya ang pang-aabusong ginawa sa kanila ng pinagkatiwalaan nilang pari noong bata pa sila. Mabibigyan
QCinema 2019 review: Babae at Baril
Jean Luc-Godard is reported to have said, “all you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun.” Indeed, there are many films out there with girls and guns aplenty, but in the case of Rae Red’s Babae at Baril, the film poses the question, “why does the
QCinema 2019 review: Kaaway Sa Sulod (The Enemy Within)
Sina Commander Lai at Lt. Raiza Umali (Dionne Monsanto sa dual role) ay dalawang babaeng nasa magkaibang panig na magkaiba ang paniniwala at ipinaglalaban. Si Commander Lai ay miyembro ng NPA (New People’s Army na nais madakip ang isang makapangyarihang heneral na merong korapsyong kinasasangkutan. Samantala, si Lt. Raiza
QCinema 2019 review: Cleaners
This film, after all, is a collection of memories; what are memories but hazy facsimiles of our experiences?
The Classics: Mga Bilanggong Birhen (The Captive Virgins)
Hindi lahat ng mga babaeng karakter sa pelikulang ito ay mga birhen bago sila ikulong ng lipunang ginagalawan. Subalit, ang mga bidang babaeng karakter sa pelikulang ito ay tila preso na pinagkaitan ng kalayaan. Nakalimutan yata ni Ari Aster na i-cite na isa sa inspirasyon niya na gawin ang “Midsommar”
Past, Present, Perfect Recap (Episodes 1 to 2): Of Words and Past Loves
Our fave gal, FAMAS award-winning filmmaker, Dwein Baltazar has just launched a new project. Past, Present, Perfect? premiered on the online streaming platform iWantTV last May 31st is your post Hallmark-card inception of a forlorn love story of dreams, young love, and literature. And with this, we’re still hoping that Uniqlo finally gives her the
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
Third World Cinema Club: Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2019
So long, farewell Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2019! We were invited by Keith Deligero, Lawrence Ang and company thru Contagious Inc. to discuss the Sinag Maynila Film Festival. Forgive our shyness, here’s hoping you guys join in the discussion too! We don’t bite, although you can always bite us if you don’t
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
Pet Sematary: A welcome resurrection
It’s a tried and tested formula for horror movies: the “be careful what you wish for.” The trope itself carries a pathos to it. Its whole conceit, taking one’s heart’s desire then flipping it to be a great source of dread. The irony, the thought of chasing desire not only
Eeerie: Paved with good intentions
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I am reminded of these lines in thinking of a throughline for the Mikhail Red-directed horror film Eerie. Storywise, the film delivers commentary on how our institutions and internalized preconceptions can be the barriers preventing us from helping those with mental
Ulan Review: Here Comes The Rain Again
When the teasers and trailer popped up a few months ago, it stirred the internet and television viewers’ expectations: is it a supernatural horror film? Is it a love story? Not knowing what it is about also had us formulating theories and creating stories in our heads. Nevertheless, this film
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
Bad Times at the El Royale, Hell is Other People
“Hell is other people.” Often quoted, frequently misrepresented, the phrase which originated from philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit—a play about three people trapped in a single room for all eternity—has been a favorite way to describe the inherent toxicity of relationships. Sarte though has long clarified that what he meant by
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
There’s no stopping J.K. Rowling’s ever-expanding Wizarding World. It can’t be denied that her world-building talents are magical, so much so that whenever I hear “Hedwigs’s Theme”, I feel a surge of nostalgia, like I have been to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry myself. To some degree, I consider
Review: EXES BAGGAGE (2018), A Man and A Woman Walk into a Bar…
Warning: Full spoilers follow. Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. A man and a woman walk into a bar They loved each other once. Each had baggage they couldn’t get over. Like a cigarette half-smoked and a song half-played, their relationship — like so many others —
