Cinemalaya season is upon us once again and with it, comes an opportunity for film afficionados to check out the brightest gems of independent cinema with entries that challenge convention and fearlessly tackle the controversial issues society is faced with. To make it easier to navigate your journey, CCP shares the list of its full… Read More Navigate your way to Cinemalaya 2019 with this screening schedule (CCP)
No matter the case, I think Baconaua would have been a better film if it did not focus too much on making its message a big mystery to solve for its audience. While it carried out the artistic side of the film, I believe that the really good movies are those that manage to find the balance between art and entertainment and one that reaches all types of audience. Call me uncultured but this is me #justsaying.… Read More Baconaua: Movie Review
Watching Echorsis should have been simple. Weeks ago, my best friend and I have already decided to see it on cinemas in our usual haunt, Mall of Asia, which was halfway from where she lived (Manila) and where I lived (Cavite). But even before our scheduled weekend date, I learned that it was already being… Read More Echorsis: Sabunutan Between Good and Evil Movie Review
After stumbling upon a secluded patch of the forest with school weirdo Biaggio (Moises Arias), 15-year old Joe Troy (Nick Robinson, TV’s Mel and Joey), convinces his best friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso), who is himself being suffocated by his overprotective folks — to leave home and build a house in the woods to live in… Read More The Kings of Summer: Movie Review
