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Continue reading →: Five Viddsee Short Films You Have to Watch
With the advent of torrent-sharing websites, films became readily available to anyone in the Internet. Yet, many of the files shared online are almost always synonymous to piracy. This is simply off-putting to movie buffs who believe that artists should reap maximum profit from their works. Viddsee, an online video…
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Continue reading →: Carol: A different song
By Heinrich Domingo Queer cinema is often associated with a coming-of-age theme that portrays gay characters as sexual creatures whose libido cannot be controlled. In popular cinema, gay men are represented by Brokeback Mountain and gay women by Blue is the Warmest Colour, both known for their raunchy sex scenes.…
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Continue reading →: Tandem: Revs up crime noir
By Lei Landicho Tandem wandered confusedly throughout its one and a half hour running time between two themes: one is a commentary on the dysfunctional system in the country that breeds criminal activities and the other is a presentation of an endearing fraternal relationship webbed between romance and crime. In…
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Continue reading →: Ricki and the Flash: Streep rocks a cliché
By Heinrich Domingo With 19 Oscars nominations, three of which she won, Meryl Streep has gained the nod of critics and the public alike. Her splendid acting career does not only come from her capability to show the right emotion in the camera but also from her ability to be…
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Continue reading →: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Austen’s characters resurrected
By: Kimiyo Meadows Pride and Prejudice and Zombies puts a dark twist on the beloved classic tale by Jane Austen. Based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s parody novel of the same name, the romance-action flick retells the highs and lows of the Bennet sisters’ respective love stories as you’ll remember them from…
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