Darryl Yap’s signature vulgar humor is still prominent in his latest film with Viva Films, the drama-comedy Para Kang Papa Mo. But here, he carries the torch of Viva’s recent brand of melodramatic commercial offerings…
Timothée Chalamet proves the cynics wrong in Paul King’s musical-comedy Wonka, the surprisingly moving and enjoyable origin story of Roald Dahl’s most famous character and the world’s most popular fictional chocolatier.He is effective as the…
As of writing, Mamasapano: The Untold Story is at the number one spot on Netflix. Lester Dimaranan’s historical action movie, produced by celebrity lawyer Ferdie Topacio’s production house Borracho Films, tells the real-life events that…
Anatomy of a Fall, the 2023 Cannes Palme d’Or, snuck into the dazzling lineup in this year’s ongoing French Film Festival, which will run until this Sunday, 3 December, in two SM Cinemas: Megamall and…
Matteo Guidicelli is going to be seen topless on big screens nationwide come 25 December. But not for a sexy film. He’s going to star as a modern Pinoy superhero. The Cebu-bred Filipino-Italian—and husband of…
A rather interesting month in the world of Philippine entertainment. There’s a promising new Vivamax film, a new Netflix Original Filipino series, and a new horror based on an urban legend, which just might give you…
Robbie Williams is nearly 50. Lugging his MacBook inside his cozy home, he is anxious. Stored inside that rectangular space-gray machine are thousands of unseen footage of him in the last three decades. His four-part…
The QCinema International Film Festival is now on its 11th year, and it’s bigger, better and way cooler. Slated to run from 17 to 29 November, QCinema 2023 promises an impressive festival program never before…
The plot of Killers of the Flower Moon is rather simple: the shocking true story of the series of mysterious deaths of Native Americans from 1910s to 1930s in the oil-rich Osage Nation in Oklahoma.…
The stage is rather simple in Silver Lining, a musical featuring all-original Filipino songs. Almost bare, except for a projection wall. The musical, co-produced by Jack Teotico of Galerie Joaquin, relies on its dozens of…