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Crazy rich movie
by - August 29, 2018 - 12:00am
“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” so said poet Rudyard Kipling in his renowned The Ballad of East and West. But in this movie megged by veteran actor-director Jon...
Not much to love
by - June 28, 2018 - 12:00am
Fans of Netflix’s critically-acclaimed series Narcos (2015) will undoubtedly be quite familiar with the story of Pablo Escobar Gaviria, who dominated Colombia’s drug trade in the ‘80s until his...
It is a love story
by - June 3, 2018 - 12:00am
Make no mistake about it: Despite the disclaimer in its title that it is “not a love story,” Sid & Aya most definitely is one. It is just not that kind of love story.
A good past pluperfect
by - March 22, 2018 - 12:00am
If John Lloyd Cruz, frightfully besotted right now with Ellen Adarna, decides to retire for good, he would already have an heir in Gerald Anderson.
A low-velocity thriller
by - February 8, 2018 - 12:00am
Audiences looking for jump scares, gore and shrieks should be advised to look elsewhere: Winchester is not that kind of movie.
The essence of existence
by - October 16, 2017 - 4:00pm
“I’ve seen things you, people, wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost...
Seeing is believing
by - July 31, 2017 - 4:00pm
In the cultural wasteland that the Filipino film industry has become of late, a simple, humble flower has bloomed. It is Kita Kita, a small slice of life cum character study that amply demonstrates that...
A gem of a movie
by - May 23, 2017 - 4:00pm
In seeming atonement for having foisted upon the movie-going public the KathNiel film called Can’t Help Falling In Love, Star Cinema’s latest offering gives us a gem of a slice of life movie dealing...
Refining the rom-com genre
by - March 8, 2016 - 9:00am
I have personally met Arci Muñoz fleetingly a couple of times, and I have always thought her to be an airheaded starlet with a pair of big breasts who would not amount to anything...
As usual, Gerphil didn’t disappoint
by - February 26, 2016 - 9:00am
Gerphil Flores is undeniably one of the more unique gifted discoveries to emerge from a talent competition.
A stillborn rom-com
by - November 23, 2015 - 9:00am
After watching No Boyfriend Since Birth (NBSB), I felt like the paella chef who used all the complete ingredients for the dish, but after cooking, produced lugaw instead, a watered-down version of the original ...
Jennylyn’s engaging show
by - March 8, 2015 - 12:00am
To be sure, Jennylyn Mercado is not the best vocal performer in the country. Her singing prowess is merely adequate; Sarah Geronimo, Jonalyn Viray, even Toni Gonzaga can all easily outsing her.
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