Movie News, Reviews
FAN GIRL (2020) ReviewWritten and directed by Antoinette Jadaone WHAT. A. RIDE. If someone tells me that Antoinette Jadaone is doing a movie about a fan girl starring Paulo Avelino … Continue Reading #MMFF2020: ‘Fan Girl’ Review
SUAREZ: THE HEALING PRIEST (2020) ReviewDirected by Joven Tan A good biopic depends largely on the effectiveness to of its lead star. Whether he or she portrays the character as … Continue Reading #MMFF2020: ‘Suarez: The Healing Priest’ Review
THE BOY FORETOLD BY THE STARS (2020) ReviewDirected by Dolly Dulu I can’t remember the last time I felt really good after watching a movie. The pandemic forced us to … Continue Reading #MMFF2020: ‘The Boy Foretold by the Stars’ Review
LINGUA FRANCA (2019) ReviewDirected by Isabel Sandoval She’s an OFW, she’s fighting for her work, she’s fighting for her identity, she’s fighting for herself. You may say that Isabel Sandoval’s … Continue Reading ‘Lingua Franca’ Review: Sensible and Sincere Transgender Journey
HAYOP KA! THE NIMFA DIMAANO STORY (2020) ReviewDirected by Avid Liongoren Even the details in the visuals are humorous, we could really say that ‘Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story‘ … Continue Reading ‘Hayop Ka!’ Review: Awesome Animation, So-So Story
ASWANG (2019) Review A documentary by Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac When horror isn’t a genre of a movie or a series anymore, Aswang paints a real image of fear from … Continue Reading ‘Aswang’ Review: Real-Life Horrors
A WHISKER AWAY (2020) Review Directed by Jun’ichi Satô, Tomotaka Shibayama Growing up watching Japanese anime after school and being delved into Studio Ghibli’s works and recently, Makoto Shinkai’s masterpieces. While … Continue Reading ‘A Whisker Away’ Review: Crazy, Magical Love
THE WILLOUGHBYS (2020) Review Directed by Kris Pearn, Cory Evans In essence of Lemony Snickets and a bit of Roald Dahl’s family novels, Netflix’s latest animated film stays true to … Continue Reading ‘The Willoughbys’ Review: Old-fashioned, Fun Family Adventure
ONWARD (2020) Review Directed by Dan Scanlon Pixar has been giving us epic adventure films from Up, the Toy Story franchise, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and so on, and the … Continue Reading ‘Onward’ Review: Loads of Fun, Loads of Heart
IP MAN 4: THE FINALE (2019) Review Directed by Wilson Yip Ip Man 4 is the type of film that’s okay for guys to go overly soft with. You get … Continue Reading ‘Ip Man 4: The Finale’ Review: An Intense, Heartfelt and Worthy Conclusion
LITTLE WOMEN (2019) Review Directed by Greta Gerwig There’s no other way of saying this, Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of a timeless novel is sensational. Well, at least for me. It’s … Continue Reading ‘Little Women’ Review: A Marvelous Movie Experience
WATCH LIST (2020) Review Directed by Ben Rekhi Making a film about extra judicial killing is already brave itself, but Ben Rekhi’s Filipino crime drama presents more than its controversial … Continue Reading ‘Watch List’ Review: A Gut-Wrenching Crime Drama
UNTRUE (2020) Review Directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo There’s danger in love, yes. But at times, those dangers make you feel alive. But what are the limits of the dangers … Continue Reading ‘UnTrue’ Review: A Complex and Dangerous Love Story
BIRDS OF PREY (2020) Review Directed by Cathy Yan There are a lot of things you can enjoy in Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One … Continue Reading ‘Birds of Prey’ Review: Fun, Action-Packed and Completely Badass
BLOCK Z (2020) Review Directed by Mikhail Red When a Filipino zombie movie is in the works, our initial reaction is that it’s bound to fail. So it’s worth celebrating … Continue Reading ‘Block Z’ Review: A Fun and Decently Executed Pinoy Zombie Movie
CATS (2019) Review Directed by Tom Hooper It’s hard to absorb something if you don’t have any idea what they’re talking about. What’s a jellicle cat? What exactly is … Continue Reading ‘Cats’ Review: An Ambitious Letdown
