Recent calamities that wreaked havoc to the Philippines have inspired many a movie in the indie scene. Just last year alone, there were Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s Taklub, Pepe Diokno’s Above the Clouds, and Chuck Gutierrez’s Iisa. By setting these films in typhoon-stricken areas, the directors were able to use disaster
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Of the plethora of think-pieces that John Carpenter’s Halloween has inspired over the decades, one thought remains most astute of the masked killer Michael Myers. He is not the predator, nature is—because it has allowed his existence, this err. The scene towards the film’s end perfectly illustrates my point: Myers,