Dodo Dayao’s second feature film ‘Midnight in a Perfect World’ is every bit seamless, sexy, and nightmarish a horror film should be, you’d need to watch this with a friend. Coming from its QCinema success, Dodo Dayao’s second film Midnight in a Perfect World streams for commercial viewing on Upstream.ph
Tag: Jasmine Curtis-Smith
Siargao
From the hovering drone shots that capture how the lush greenery of the island converges with its unrealistically clear blue seas to the immersive surfing montages which alternate from above and below the deep, it’s undeniable that Director Paul Soriano’s Siargao has no trouble conveying the allure of the titular
Resureksyon
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
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
TSZ #2: ‘Dementia’ (2014)
THE SPOILER ZONE is a haven (on a different dimension, perhaps? Erm, doesn’t matter…) in which one can further discuss a film most elaborate and insightful as possible, in hoping that for a deeper understanding on said film. Here spoiler-y details not only allowed, but encouraged. So step out, if you
Dementia
Dementia is a thing of curious alchemy. There is a scene nearing its end that simultaneously affirms and overturns its ideological confusions: Heavily influenced by New Asian horror, Percival M. Intalan’s debut feature as director is not a story strictly about hateful ghouls, but it is about hurt and betrayal
