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Baka Siguro Yata: Of hits and misses

07 Monday Mar 2016

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Baka Siguro Yata, Bangs Garcia, Boo Gabunada, Cherie Gil, Cinema One Originals, comedy, Dino Pastrano, film review, Joel Ferrer, Katrina Legaspi, movie revew, philippines, Ricky Davao, romance, sex

By Heinrich Domingo

Baka Siguro Yata from beginning to end was testing the waters to seek for effective punch lines. Sometimes it tickles the funny bone but often times become too politically incorrect to be laughed at. The film subtly denounces homosexuality, vilifies abortion, and stands for sexism. With its too long stay in the waters, the film turned out to be too saggy, wet, and unappealing.

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Dahling Nick: Sculpting the bust of a national artist

04 Friday Mar 2016

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alessandra de rossi, Cinema One Originals, Dahling Nick, film review, movie revew, national artist, Nick Joaquin, philippines, Raymond Bagatsing, Sari Delena

By Heinrich Domingo

The cinema stands between the real and imagined. While it is a reflection of reality, its art usually requires creative alteration to appeal to the crowd. It is a challenge then for filmmakers to tell a beautiful unadulterated story. Dahling Nick embodies this critical position of cinema and proves that it can be done. Largely helped by its naturally lovable subject, it turned out to be one of the most outstanding docu-dramas that we have seen in the recent years.

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Miss Bulalacao: Filipinizing magical realism

03 Thursday Mar 2016

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Ara Chawdhury, Biliran, Cebuano, Cinema One Originals, drama, fantasy, magic, magical realism, Miss Bulalacao, Russ Ligtas, supernatural, Tessie Tomas, Waray

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In a far-flung barrio, there lived a transgender woman whose life changed after being crowned as Miss Bulalacao. But being a beauty queen was just the beginning of her colorful life. She was impregnated by an unseen entity, discovered that she was born with a penis-looking vagina, and that she performs miracles like the Virgin Mary. The whole village was astounded. They couldn’t believe that the ridiculed Miss Bulalacao might actually give birth to their ‘savior.’

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