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YEARNING AND DEPENDENCE

      Few films have never been as visually enthralling as Lawrence Fajardo’s latest. Everything from camera angles to scene transitions exudes longing. Sugapa (Viva Films, 2023) is an ill-fated...

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RESOUNDINGLY EFFECTIVE

     Ishmael Bernal  builds and reinforces a mood with unexpected techniques that are simple, personal and resoundingly effective from the movie's opening moments. There are no suffocating close-ups in...

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STIRRINGLY LOVELY

     Shaking off the solemnity that smothers many well-meaning, high-minded family film, Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (Star Cinema, 1995) revels in an exuberant sense of play, drawing its viewers into...

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SURREPTITIOUS ILLUMINATION

     McArthur C. Alejandre's Call Me Alma (Viva Films, 2023) has the energy and almost surreptitious illumination of the best improvised work. Daniel “Toto” Uy’s cinematography gives the film an...

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ROLLICKINGLY FUN

     Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes'Magic Temple (Star Cinema Productions, Inc., 1996) is a glitzy, glamorous and rollickingly fun fantasy film that doesn't match for story their other well-known fantasy...

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FEISTY AND ADORABLE

     Miss Granny (Viva Films, CJ Entertainment, 2018),  Bb. Joyce Bernal's Filipino adaptation of the hit South Korean comic-fantasy film, begins with the recollection of seventy-year-old widow, Fely...

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FULL CIRCLE

     Carlos Siguion-Reyna's feature film debut Misis Mo, Misis Ko (Viva Films, 1988) mediates on the value of sincerity and honesty in relationship. Amado (Edu Manzano) and Rebecca (Dina Bonnevie) are...

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UNREMITTINGLY DEPRESSING

     Miss Rita Gomez, with an angry mouth and the steeliest of gazes brings so much energy to Gamitin Mo Ako (V.H. Films, Inc., 1985) because the movie badly needs a center of gravity. As directed by...

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INCREDIBLE PROMISE

     The function of remembrance is an enigma in Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko (Viva Films, Whiskey Marmalade, 2023) which is small and domestic. Bela Padilla (credited as Bela) wisely expands the themes...

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LESS ENJOYABLE

     When Darna (Viva Films, 1991) goes for campy laughs, it falls flat on its face. That's a shame, because there's a place, I think, for a female superhero and Nanette Medved, who plays Darna, has...

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SHARPLY SIMPLE

     In Jay Altarejos' sharply simple The Last Resort (Goblin FIlms, 2023), Oliver Aquino and Erin Ocampo star as Robert and Emily, a struggling couple recovering from infidelity, whose marriage...

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BRAVERY AND WARMTH

     Once upon a time long, long ago, fairytales were more than just imaginative flights of fancy. They weren't cute or cuddly, aligned with strategic marketing to create excellent cross promotion...

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FAMILIAR TRAPPINGS

     Lino Brocka's Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (Viva Films, 1987) is a remake of an already-terrific film, the 1956 Sampaguita picture Gilda with Lolita Rodriguez and Eddie Arenas, is one of the finest...

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PROFOUND COMPASSION

     Lawrence Fajardo is a subtle filmmaker reveling in the depiction of everyday life acted out amongst traditional activities meant to reflect the changing cultural landscape that often place its...

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BEAUTIFUL AND WORTHY

     Elwood Perez finds the right tone in Diborsyada (Regal Films, Inc., 1979). And it’s not always very easy to find because he wants to make his film both true and funny, not sacrificing laughs for...

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SUCCESSFUL DUPLICITY

     Kung Kasalanan Man (Viva Films, 1989) is a movie where morality is grey and whether a character is likable is beside the point. But almost immediately, the film makes it clear whom we’re supposed...

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GROUNDING FORCE

     It can be said that filmmaker Petersen Vargas came to A Very Good Girl (ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc., Star Cinema, 2023) with an impressive self-assuredness that could be mistaken for that of a...

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REALISTIC YET CHARMING

     To characterize Monday First Screening (Net 25 Films, Lonewolf Films, 2023) as just another product of the rom-com assembly line is to ignore the depth of feeling Gina Alajar and Ricky Davao bring...

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DRAMATIC AND COMPELLING

      Not many films would start with such a bold beginning, but Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr. sets the tone of Kontrabida (Godfather Productions, Ovation Productions, 2022) with such a striking opening...

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PAINFUL AND INTIMATE

     Filmmaker Joselito Altarejos, whose artistry has not been channelled toward making a new movie for quite a while, is instead turning back to tinker with his earlier film. He went back and reworked...

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