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Over the Rainbow: 10 Must-See LGBT Filipino Movies
10 Must-See LGBT Filipino Movies: The times have been both kind and unkind to the LGBTQIA++ Community. While…
Jerrold Tarog’s Bliss Movie Review: Disturbing, Nightmarish
Earlier this year. Iza Calzado made headlines in Philippine entertainment when she won the Yakushi Pearl Award for…
FATAL TEMPTATION: A review of Erik Matti’s SEKLUSYON
Amidst the creepy visuals and twisted religious figures (like more sinister, yet less memorable set pieces for Mike…
Manila in Living Color: A Review of Saving Sally
If you ask me to describe Saving Sally, I’d say try to imagine living in your daydreams. It…
THE CROWNING JEWEL OF #MMFF2016: Review of Jun Lana’s DIE BEAUTIFUL (2016)
(As I type, I feel even this review is an understatement to the near-perfection of Lana’s latest film.…
IN THE NAME OF GOLD: A Review of Alvin Yapan’s ORO (2016)
Caramoan – a beautiful slice of the Bicol coast with white sand, clear waters, friendly Bicolanos, and lush…
A Review of Apocalypse Child (And Why It’s One of the Most Honest Films You’ll See)
In its first few minutes, we are greeted with the spectacular folklores of a town at the edge of…
TROUBLE IN THE SHADOWS: Review of Jun Lana’s ANINO SA LIKOD NG BUWAN (2015)
By Gio Potes After a rough VHS-quality introduction of the political situation, the viewer is brought in an idyllic…
The Passion Of MA’ ROSA (2016)
By Gio Potes The recent controversies of the local illegal drug trade following the bloody baptism of President Duterte’s…
Cinemalaya 2016 Feature Films – Entries and Synopses
CINEMALAYA 2016MAIN COMPETITION (Feature Films)August 5-14, 2016 TUOSDirector: Derick CabridoWriter: Denise O’Hara SYNOPSIS: Elena is chosen to be…