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Continue reading →: Ignacio de Loyola: One for the books
By Heinrich Domingo To look at a film is to judge it impartially. Yet, we tend to give leeway to Filipino-made films because of financial and technological limitations. Ignacio de Loyola proves us that this should not be the case. It asks the audience to suspend their biases. It challenges…
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Continue reading →: Engkwentro: Pungent and raw
By Heinrich Domingo Engkwentro delivers reality on the screen so raw and so pungent that viewers are awakened to go back to their world. Here, the cinema is no longer an anesthesia. It becomes a reflection of what the Philippines is as Dutertopia.
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Continue reading →: X-Men (Apocalypse): A Low Point for a Respected Franchise
By Justin Rev Ino Tamang The X-Men franchise has completed yet another trilogy with the release of X-Men: Apocalypse. For someone like me who’s been a fan of the franchise since the circa 1992 cartoon, expectations were definitely high. Apocalypse is one of the most interesting plots of the franchise,…
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Continue reading →: Films about motherhood to revisit in May: JunoBy Kimiyo Meadows I’m sure many Ellen Page fans will agree that the sweet, funny, and now out-and-proud actress first tugged at our heartstrings in the 2007 cult classic, Juno. With infinitely quotable dialogue and a great soundtrack to boot, the coming-of-age story has more to offer than meets the…
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Continue reading →: Allegiant: The curse of the sequels
By Heinrich Domingo Allegiant suffers from the typical problem of film sequels, the novelty is over and the story lost its quips and surprises. Plus, it is a third installation in a four-part movie adaptation making it a mere bridge between the grand opening and a dramatic ending.
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