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Five Best Films of 2015

09 Saturday Jan 2016

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alessandra de rossi, Bambanti, charlize theron, Disney, erik matti, Five Best Films, honor thy father, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Inside out, Jerrold Tarog, John Lloyd Cruz, Mad Max: Fury Road, Meryll Soriano, philippines, tom hardy, Zig Dulay

By Lei Landicho and Heinrich Domingo

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2015 introduced us to a multitude of outstanding films. It was a year of nostalgic remakes, revolutionary animations, and novel stories. Today, we would like to look back at five films that ignited once again the cinematic spark in us. If you think we missed some notable movies, feel free to put your comments below.

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Honor Thy Father: A mine of gold

06 Wednesday Jan 2016

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2015, conman, erik matti, honor thy father, John Lloyd Cruz, metro manila film festival, MMFF, mmff 2015, Movie review

By Heinrich Domingo

Honor Thy Father is a mine of gold for cinephiles who have been patiently digging for something good in an insurmountable mound of trashy MMFF collection. It completes the checklist of an outstanding film – intricate storyline, enticing cinematography, and empathic acting.

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A Second Chance: Sustaining the kilig

19 Saturday Dec 2015

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A Second Chance, Basha, bea alonzo, film, John Lloyd Cruz, Movie review, One More Chance, Popoy, star cinema

by Heinrich Domingo

Sequels are meant to serve movie corporations more than the viewers. Banking on the fandom built by the successful first films, movie productions would often release an underdeveloped storyline for the sole purpose of profit. Many of us are lured to take a bite of One More Chance’s prequel with a promise that the movie experience will be new and equally rewarding. After watching the film, expectations were exceeded as A Second Chance took a path different from many pop films in the market today. It did not content itself in pleasing the loyal viewers but it elevated the discussion into marital life, financial struggles, and family building. As a result, the audience were gifted with a more critical discussion while maintaining the romance and kilig in the story.

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