Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Debuts Official Trailer for ‘Cattleya Killer’

SINGAPORE—10 May, 2023—Prime Video today announced the premiere date of Cattleya Killer, an Amazon Exclusive crime-thriller series, and debuted the official trailer. The six-episode series, produced by ABS-CBN International Production and Nathan Studios, is based on a classic ‘90s Filipino film, Sa Aking Mga Kamay (In My Own Hands), and will be available on Prime Video on June 1 …

‘Family Matters’ Review: Beautifully moving, existential family drama

FAMILY MATTERS (2022) ReviewDirected by Nuel Crisostomo Naval Have you reflected on how you treat or value your family lately? Do you sometimes take something for granted because you feel like there’s always another time? “Your phone will always be there, but I won’t,” one of the lines in Nuel Crisostomo Naval’s latest family drama …

‘Family Matters’ cast overwhelmed by the warm reception of their trailer

Weeks after the release of their official trailer, the Metro Manila Film Festival 2022 entry Family Matters are gaining buzz in the internet which makes it one of the most talked-about and anticipated entry in the film festival this Christmas Day. Those lines, “your phone will always be there. But I won’t be.” I mean, …

‘Sunshine Family’ Review: Fun and Heartwarming Filipino-Korean Fusion Film

SUNSHINE FAMILY (2019) Review Directed by Kim Tai-Sik Filipino cast with the technicalities of a Korean movie, ‘Sunshine Family’ gets the Filipino family spirit and the quirkiness of the Korean romantic movies we’ve loved. Real-life couple Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino are killing it in this film. The way they speak Korean, the authenticity of how they …

#Cinemalaya2018 Reviews: “Mamang,” “Distance”

MAMANG (2018) by Denise O’Hara. Lovely, warm and heartbreaking, Denis O’Hara’s Mamang paints a charming mother-and-son relationship while also tackling the difficulty of getting old. Celeste Legazpi and Ketchup Eusebio portrays a mother and son with credibility. The chemistry between the two felt natural that it looks like you’re watching real life mother and son. …

#Cinemalaya2018: Perci Intalan’s “Sa Pagitan ng Dito at Doon” Starts Filming

Three months from now, we’ll witness the 14th edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. One of the new entries “Sa Pagitan ng Dito at Doon” which replaced Dexter Hemedez has started filming with its stars Iza Calzado, Nonie Buencamino, Therese Malvar. Check out the photos below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Perci …

FULL LIST: 66th FAMAS Awards Nominees

MAY 3, 2018. The official nominees for the 66th FAMAS Awards were announced at Victorino’s Restaurant, Quezon City. Here are the nominees: BEST ORIGINAL SONG “TWELVE” – 12 “ANG PANDAY” – Ang Panday “GITIK-GITIK” – Balangiga: Howling Wilderness “KATUROG NA” – Balangiga: Howling Wilderness “YUNG PAKIRAMDAM” – Changing Partners “ALAALARAWAN” – Kiko Boksingero “PARA SA …

Kape’t Pelikula 2018 Seminar Happening on April 14 at UP Diliman

Sometimes, the best discussions on films happen over a cup of coffee. Now on its fourth year, the UP Cinema Arts Society (UP CAST) is back with Kape’t Pelikula. A seminar that gathers  the country’s influential and distinguished film practitioners to speak in front of today’s film community to give a scope of their creative …

“Smaller and Smaller Circles” Review: A Smart and Gripping Crime Thriller

SMALLER AND SMALLER CIRCLES (2017) Review Directed by Raya Martin “Time and forgetfulness are the allies of abusers.” There is something eerie in Raya Martin’s film adaptation of Smaller and Smaller Circles but that makes the film feel more authentic in presenting its story. A young boy dies and was dumped in Payatas. As the investigation got …