two men sitting in chairs in the film betray thirst

Betray: Thirst (2025) Film Review

Not always, movies will make you think. Some of them are designed to raise some questions, but you’re not obligated ...
four girls win medals in the film Rule Breakers

Rule Breakers (2025) Film Review

By this point, I’m already used to the style of movies made under the umbrella of Angel Studios. The studio, ...
a bearded man in the snow in the film don't close your eyes

Don’t Close Your Eyes (2025) Film Review

I must admit that Don’t Close Your Eyes is not an easy film to solve. The plot is convoluted, and ...
three girls embrace in the film we were dangerous

We Were Dangerous (2025) Film Review

We Were Dangerous begins with failure. Two girls have tried to escape a place they don’t belong in,  a “prison” ...
two men sit on a mattress and chat in the short film brief somebodies

Brief Somebodies (2025) Short Film Review

Brief Somebodies follows a very difficult subject. Regardless of whatever story one aims to tell, the subject of sexual violence ...
a man uses a comb in universe25

Universe25 (2025) Film Review

An employee at a postal office finds a very strange piece of correspondence. Curiosity gets the best of him, and ...
a man lies on a couch talking in the film confesiones chin chin

Confesiones Chin Chin (2025) Film Review

I can’t say that I was completely connected with all the stories presented in the drama Confesiones Chin Chin. The ...
a family having dinner in el tomate perfecto

El Tomate Perfecto (2025) Short Film Review

After watching The Perfect Tomato, I realized something. While I always write in English because it’s the language I mostly ...
people dancing in the short film B is for Bachata

B is for Bachata (2025) Short Film Review

While not many people, myself included, will connect with the musical genre at the center of the short film B ...
Two teenagers cry while sitting on a couch in fine young men

Fine Young Men (2025) Film Review

Fine Young Men (originally titled Hombres Íntegros in Spanish) tells the story of Alf, a teenager in love. But Alf ...
a teacher explains something to a student in Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark (2024) Film Review

Brave the Dark is the story of Nate, a troubled teenager who is all alone in this world. Nate lives ...
Aicelle Santos in a scene from Pepe Diokno's film 'Isang Himala'

MMFF 2024 Movie Review: ‘Isang Himala’

This year's Metro Manila Film Festival boasts of a lineup of films that—finally—have begun focusing on quality as much as ...
Vice Ganda in a scene from Jun Robles Lana's film 'And the Breadwinner Is...'

MMFF 2024 Movie Review: ‘And the Breadwinner Is…’

This year's Metro Manila Film Festival boasts of a lineup of films that—finally—have begun focusing on quality as much as ...
Vilma Santos in a scene from Dan Villegas' ‘Uninvited’

MMFF 2024 Movie Review: ‘Uninvited’

This year's Metro Manila Film Festival boasts of a lineup of films that—finally—have begun focusing on quality as much as ...
a woman lies on a bed while the other sits on the floor in the film good side of bad

Good Side of Bad (2024) Film Review

Mental health issues have been depicted in cinema for many decades. These depictions are not always respectful, as they’re also ...