Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Roderick Lindayag's Dito Lang Ako - Shades of Mediocre and Nostalgia

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In Nelia's mind, the 70's happened yesterday when the sweet-talking mechanic Delfin started to court her. He would show up wher...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

"School Service", "Mamang", "Kung Paano Hinihintay ang Dapithapon", "Musmos na Sumibol sa Gubat ng Digma" - Cinemalaya 2018

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"School Service" is director Louie Ignacio's most solid work to date. It's driven by a rattling good tale of a dysfunc...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Pink Film Gatecrashes the CCP - Afi Africa's "The Lookout" (Cinemalaya 2018)

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There were sporadic giggles and laughters during the screening of Afi Africa's " The Lookout ". Odd thing is, it isn'...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

"Distance", "Kuya Wes", "ML" and "Pan de Salawal" - The Best of Cinemalaya 2018

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Cinemalaya's main features this year are inhabited by damaged souls with crushed spirits. In this post alone, there's a variety ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Kip Oebanda's Liway - Sugarcoating Horrors (Cinemalaya 2018)

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Diverse, engrossing, socially relevant, technically well crafted, less artistic pretension.  This year’s film harvest from  Cinema...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Ysabelle Peach's "Jacqueline Comes Home" - Rousing the Dead and the Incarcerated

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Michael Collins' " Give Up Tomorrow " was a compelling investigative documentary about Cebu's most talked about rape-m...
Sunday, July 15, 2018

When 8 Year Olds Know Better Than the Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Reading and correcting errors! I used to love this while I was in high school. Earlier today, I found my young cousins Anya and Vien,...