Category: Local Films/Series Reviews
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Namnama En Lolang (Grandmother’s Hope) | 2021 Cinemalaya Film Review
“Tomorrow, we will be gone. Always remember our advices because it is our wealth that you will inherit.” It’s a lyric from a song that the grandma sings to her baby grandson as she lulls him to asleep. As someone who grew up with her grandparents, I can attest to the fact that individuals laking […]
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An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet) | 2021 Cinemalaya Film Review
A montage was playing on the screen before the Cinemalaya Online Press Conference began. There was one shot that I could not forget. A man stood in the inner core, with a dessert on the outer core, a field in the mantle, and a blue sky on the crust, in a 360-degree video captured. AN […]
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Maski Papano (I Mask Go On) | 2021 Cinemalaya Film Review
When I first viewed the trailer, two thoughts came to mind. The word disposable pops up. Second, I keep seeing the title’s first four letters in bold text. Why? Because Maski Papano (I Mask Go On) is the narrative of a discarded facemask who transforms into a humanoid and embarks on a quest to find […]
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Thoughts on Netflix’s Trese Animated Series Season 1
I am a fan of Trese, a Filipino horror/crime graphic novel created by writer Budjette Tan and artist KaJO Baldisimo. I have been the day I discovered the graphic novel at the Free Comic Book Day – Setting the Record in 2013. I was a little late because the graphic novel saw print in 2005. […]
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Thoughts on “Posible: SPED Students’ Pursuit of the Arts”, a Documentary Presented by Special Achievers
During the quarantine last year, more and more people turned to online streaming specifically to Netflix. There was a time that my social media feed was full with a list of the best documentaries. I have watched a few, but I did not review or share any in this blog. But over the weekend, I […]
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