Supernatural and violent gestation, self-immolation, rape, freak accidents and creepy hallucinations set in the backdrop of the Catholic Church. The First Omen contains all of these horror elements, which would normally give the audience trauma,…
The 30-year-old multi-platinum recording artist, like the rest of us, has at one point struggled with weight loss. Moira Dela Torre, however, has finally won her personal battle with it. At a recent media conference…
Film vultures on the hunt for culture will delight in Festival Scope, a festival-on-demand website accessible to cinephiles around the world for free (but you need to secure virtual tickets as they are limited). This…
What if you meet your true love after marriage? When you realize, with shock, that your perfect match is not your spouse? Loosely inspired by Ishmael Bernal’s 1982 Relasyon, Dearly Beloved examines this slice of…
We first see main characters Mitoy and Boying (Jerald Napoles and Nicco Manalo) sitting on a sidewalk curb, mulling over their planned robbery of a convenience store called Mang Kanor. The letters of the signage…
It was early morning on a Friday and I was having coffee outside Gateway Mall in Araneta Center, Cubao, waiting for the mall doors to open. It was the first day of the inaugural Puregold CinePanalo…
The nearly unattainable Michelin star, a mark of the best of the best in fine dining, is only awarded to heavenly kitchens in certain cities around the world. The Michelin Guide is a prestigious map…
Admit it or not, a lot of people love scandalous stories of infidelity. Why? Because cheating attracts drama. Affairs, lies, manipulations, secrets and that forbidden romantic relationship, make for compelling stories on stage and on…
After a long hiatus, Kat Agarrado, lead vocalist of the Filipino soul band SinosiKat, returns to the music scene. To kickstart her long-awaited comeback, the singer-songwriter drops a new single “Heart Calling,” which is now…
We are in the thick of the Oscars season, and rejoice — because two more Oscar Best Picture nominees can be accessed by Filipino viewers right now: The Holdovers and Maestro. ‘THE HOLDOVERS’ Like a…