Category Archives: Local Films/Series Reviews

“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 lakingContinue reading “Namnama En Lolang (Grandmother’s Hope) | 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. ANContinue reading “An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet) | 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 findContinue reading “Maski Papano (I Mask Go On) | 2021 Cinemalaya Film Review”