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The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020), Film Review

A little note, before The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) they played a short film called Sina Alexa, Xander at ang Universe (Alexa, Xander and the Universe). If you want to read that review first, you may do so here. Now let’s get to the first MMFF entry that caught my eye.

MMFF Student Short Film Entry: Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe (2020)

Like the Cinemalaya and the JFF Plus: Online Festival, the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) also went online. The country’s annual film festival which runs from December 25 to the first weekend of January in the following year partnered with Globe’s GMovies and UPSTREAM. And from the usual eight films, MMFF expanded the selectionContinue reading “MMFF Student Short Film Entry: Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe (2020)”

Thoughts on The Panti Sisters (2019)

I am a fan of Jun Lana’s Die Beautiful, a 2016 drama and comedy film that premiered at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award while the lead actor, Paolo Ballesteros won Best Actor. Die Beautiful (2016) garnered the attention it received. In fact, the film deserves more because ofContinue reading “Thoughts on The Panti Sisters (2019)”

The Slums | #Cinemalaya2020 Film Review

SYNOPSIS: The Slums is a mockumentary that follows a documentary team as they terrorize a poor family living in the urban slums of Manila. The film features the colourful lives of the Reyes family: Nayda, the family’s loving mother with body image issues; Julio, the hardworking but not very bright father; Oliver, the fabulous sonContinue reading “The Slums | #Cinemalaya2020 Film Review”

Quing Lalam Ning Aldo | #Cinemalaya2020 Film Review

Quing Lalam Ning Aldo is a Kapampangan phrase which means under the sun. When I saw this short film, it easily became my favourite. Why? Because this film is full of love that radiates through the screen. Quing Lalam Ning Aldo(Under The Sun) By Reeden FajardoShort Feature Category SYNOPSIS: Upon learning that their son isContinue reading “Quing Lalam Ning Aldo | #Cinemalaya2020 Film Review”