A scene midway through Manang Biring is the film’s most affecting: in a cab, Biring (Erlinda Villalobos) and her friends plan for Christmas. They talk about the menu, the budget, the people who’ll come. It’s an innocuous moment—it should be, it’s three people simply planning for the forthcoming holiday—but knowing that Biring
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Filmmakers and critics share their go-to horror films for Halloween
To those who are staying in for Halloween—I know, we had plans too!—having a horror movie marathon with family and friends is customary. In our household, the schlockier the films, the better. But because we like it meta, we mostly just marathon the Halloween series. Some years, though, call for
