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Continue reading →: Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin: If you can’t beat them, join them
By Heinrich Domingo Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin brings to the big screen a myriad of tales mocking the rotting aspects of Philippine cinema. Its imitation is flattering. But as it further immerses itself into the quicksand of clichés, expected endings, and unconvincing editing, it loses its grip on its…
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Continue reading →: The Big Short: The serious comedy
By Heinrich Domingo The Big Short is a self-aware movie that lectures audience on the US financial history using sex and pop culture. It patiently teaches complex topics of economics, stock market, and bank fraudulence to an unfamiliar and uninterested crowd. With an intention to redefine the boring nature of…
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Continue reading →: The Danish Girl: The transgender’s wife
By Lei Landicho The Danish Girl is a story of – not one – but two Danish heroines who found themselves in a situation beyond their control. One (Lili) resided in a falsely assigned body and later made a life-altering decision to break out from it. The other (Gerda) is…
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Continue reading →: Joy: An average tale of invention and inspiration
By Heinrich Domingo In a patriarchal consumerist world, there is little space for women. The film, loosely based on actual events, chronicles how a divorced mother of two struggles to enter the world she does not fit in. It uses the commendable performances from its cast while loudly announcing a…
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Continue reading →: Lakbay2Love: A ride to environmentalism
By Heinrich Domingo Here is a film that I am willing to forgive its lapses. Above all the imperfect shots, surface-level storyline, and overpowering musical scoring, Lakbay2Love delivers environmentalism to the frontline. For a country that experiences climate change first-hand, this film is timely, relevant, and necessary.
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