Any hint of country idyll is lost at the very opening of Borgy Torre’s Resureksyon. In its first ten or so minutes, the film introduces the monster born from within its rural milieu: an impoverished woman (Isabelle Daza), emboldened by the promise of a better life working abroad, decides to
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Filipino movies on a roll this Sept: ‘Luna,’ Taklub,’ and more!
It’s a busy month for Filipino movies this September. Gino M. Santos’ Ex with Benefits is already killing in box office, while critical reception is looking to be a bust. I’m yet to see the new film from the director of #Y, which I liked if only for its candor observations on millennials, but as yet
Guns and aswangs in trailer for Borgy Torre’s new film ‘Resureksyon’
When Erik Matti isn’t busy making films about swindlers, he continues to explore Filipino vampirism. This time, he fills the shoes of a producer to director Borgy Torre’s new film Resureksyon, a vampire thriller starring Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Isabelle Daza. Paulo Avelino stars too, as a detective who investigates a freak
