With Rewind being the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time now, what does that say about the Filipino audience? First, we are still hooked on loveteams and romantic films. Second, Star Cinema has a firm grasp of the audience’s emotional needs in watching films. Third, Filipinos will spend their hard-earned
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Episode 148 – A Very Good Girl, Reviewed
Is A Very Good Girl a very good film indeed? Jim is back! He joins John to review one of Philippine Cinema’s highest grossing films of 2023 and Star Cinema’s 30th anniversary offfering. Cess takes the moderator’s seat once again as she finishes some write-ups daw ha ha ha. Be
Acting Brilliance Meets Dark Comedy in ‘A Very Good Girl’, a spoiler-filled review
John Tawasil writes about Petersen Vargas’ latest Star Cinema film starring Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly de Leon. We have warned you about the spoilers this review may contain. NOTE: I am going to spoil most of A Very Good Girl in this review, so if you haven’t seen it yet,
Film Review: BLOCK Z
At 28, Mikhail Red is at the height of his career. Imagine, he showed off his directing chops to the whole nation when he became a part of the 9th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival at age 21, releasing his debut film under the “New Breed” category called Rekorder — a voyeuristic
Jason Paul Laxamana on filmmaking in the Philippines
The director of The Third Party, the newest Star Cinema offering starring Angel Locsin, Sam Milby, and Zanjoe Marudo, has agreed to do a sit-down with yours truly to talk about filmmaking in the Philippines. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he cynicism in Jason Paul Laxamana’s films, scathing as they may, are far too doting
Here’s your first look at Paul Soriano’s latest ‘Dukot’
Quickly dropping here the teaser poster (and trailer) for Paul Soriano’s latest film, Dukot, a crime-thriller starring Enrique Gil. The film is produced by Star Cinema and Soriano’s own film outfit, Ten17P, responsible for the Berlinale-winning Lav Diaz film, Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis. Not much is known about its plot, but having
Just The 3 Of Us
Essentially, the marketing strategy of Star Cinema’s latest offering, Just the 3 of Us, boiled down to three names: undisputed rom-com king John Lloyd Cruz, back-to-back M.M.F.F. Best Actress Jennylyn Mercado, and box-office director Cathy Garcia-Molina. It was only a matter of time before these two top-billing actors worked together
Popoy, Basha reunite for ‘A Second Chance’ opens November 25th
The journey of Popoy and Basha is fairly foreseeable in some sense but after eight years, after their marriage, were they able to seal the loopholes, compensated the inner struggles and be able to understand and ultimately overcome their dissimilarities? Cathy Garcia – Molina (It Takes A Man and a Woman,
The official trailer for ‘Everyday I Love You’ is out
Liza Soberano is torn between Gerald Anderson and Enrique Gil, as seen in this official trailer for Mae Cruz-Alviar‘s new romantic drama Everyday I Love You. I mean…the struggle, right? READ MORE: “Everyday, I Love You” teaser Here’s a brief synopsis of the film as previously written by our very own Kenneth
‘Everyday I Love You’ — florets in Bacolod, Silay ‘The Paris of the South’
Fresh from their Just The Way You Are success, Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano — or more fondly called “LizQuen” — are back in a romantic-drama film, directed by Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar (She’s the One, Bride for Rent and Crazy Beautiful You), set in the City of Smiles, Bacolod City. Everyday I
