After Kingdom Season 1 aired in January 2019, I was one of the fans who was immediately got hooked to the series given its unique premise in combining the zombie and saeguk genres. Typically, I don’t watch saeguk or period pieces but this one had me from the get go. To prepare for Kingdom S2,… Read More Kingdom Season 2: Series Review
I was seriously expecting The Kingmaker to be a documentary favorable to the Marcoses, given that it was being shown at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and former First Lady Imelda Marcos was its patron. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it presented an insightful documentary true to its purpose, highlighting the role of Imelda… Read More The Kingmaker (and the politics of Imelda Marcos): Documentary Review
By the end of Netflix’s The Society Season 1, it seems that there are more questions than answers which leads me to hope that Season 2 is already a given. There were very few clues surrounding the main mystery which is what actually happened to the kids of West Ham so I came up with… Read More The Society: Theories and things to look forward to
I immediately got started on Netfix original series “The Society” as soon as it became available becauseI’m a sucker for The CW type dramas like Supernatural and Riverdale. I was not wrong. As soon as I sat down for the first episode, I was already shipping Allie with Harry and I was already taking inventory… Read More The Society: Season 1 Review
All in all, I would consider Kingdom to be one of Korea’s finest saeguk dramas that can rival the suspense and intensity of HBO’s Game of Thrones. By the first season’s end, it had Battle of Castle Black feels which only fueled one’s desire to see what happens next when the second season opens. Too bad filming will only begin next month and fans will have to wait for another few months before we could binge on another epic season. I for one, could not wait to see if my conspiracy theories are correct. One word for the entire thing — brilliant, even though it ended on a cliffhanger. I could not think of more superlatives for this series. Seriously. … Read More #Netflix Kingdom: Korean Series Review
The Flu, I think, can be compared to the best disaster movies I’ve seen. Sure, its small scale in terms of location since it only covers a city with a half a million population, but because of the area’s proximity to the the capital city of Seoul, the sense of urgency automatically magnifies ten-fold. … Read More The Flu (S. Korea): Movie Review
Its quite embarrassing to admit that going into the cinema, I had only a vague idea of the role that General Antonio Luna played in the revolution towards independence during the time of Spanish and American regime in the Philippines. Its sad to think that while national heroes like Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio and Emilio… Read More Heneral Luna: Movie Review
I was very excited when I learned that James Dashner’s The Maze Runner trilogy was going to get the film treatment, more so when I discovered that they were casting some of my favorite young actors like Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones, Phineas and Ferb) and Kaya Scodelario (Skins UK, Now… Read More The Maze Runner: Movie Review
SYNOPSIS: Tobias, Tris, Peter and a handful of Abnegation members flee the city to seek temporary sanctuary with Amity, but they discover that the Erudite’s action has split their former faction in half. Some have found allies in Candor while Dauntless traitors led by Dauntless leaders Eric and Max have pledged allegiance to Jeanette Matthews… Read More Insurgent: Book Review
SYNOPSIS: In the dystopian city of Chicago, a faction system keeps order in society. When children reach the age of 16, they participate in a Choosing ceremony which will determine whether they opt to stay with their families in their faction or settle for another faction. Those who are inclined towards courage choose Dauntless. Those who… Read More Divergent: Book Review
