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Continue reading →: My Revolutionary Mother: Revolutionizing the medium
By Heinrich Domingo In ethnography, researchers are taught to understand culture, history, and tradition through being with their subject of study. My Revolutionary Mother advances this technique and uses research to understand the past as it looks inside one’s own family and one’s self.
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Continue reading →: Kung Fu Panda 3: A slim chance of survival
By Heinrich Domingo When Po was introduced to us back in 2008, we instantly loved him. From his fur ball cuteness to his optimistic attitude, he made us loyal to his character. The much anticipated third installment of Kung Fu Panda, transformed Po and other adored figures into less likable…
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Continue reading →: Cine and the Filipino identity: A Look into CCP’s chandelier restoration
By Lei Landicho and Heinrich Domingo People tend to rationalize their world. We believe that all things are part of a grand narrative of life and that everything we see is a speck of a larger scheme. We work under this premise and search how history and future can be…
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Continue reading →: London Has Fallen: Film as propaganda
By Justin Rev Ino Tamang London Has Fallen begins with snippets of news sound bites on various terrorist- or insurgency-related attacks. One of the last news snippets to be audible is the story of the SAF 44. The following scene takes place in Pakistan, where the son of arms dealer…
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Continue reading →: Thy Womb: Entering the women’s world
By Heinrich Domingo In the eyes of Brillante Mendoza, we see realism. Painted at the backdrop of his films (Serbis, Kaleldo, Kinatay, and others) is the grim reality of the Philippines. In this 2014 movie, he looks into the seldom discussed topics of childbirth, Islamic polygyny, and women. Through an…
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