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“Aswang”, “Midnight in a Perfect World” win big at 1st Pinoy Rebyu Awards
Aswang, Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s debut feature-length documentary on the Duterte administration’s drug war, and Midnight in a Perfect World, Dodo Dayao’s dystopian imagination of Metro Manila, received the...
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2nd Pinoy Rebyu Awards Shortlists
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers announces shortlists in three categories for the 2nd Pinoy Rebyu Awards®: Best Documentary Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Animated Short. DOCUMENTARY...
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“Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”, “OTJ: The Missing 8” top 2nd Pinoy Rebyu Awards...
Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather Is Fine), Carlo Francisco Manatad’s audacious magical realist take on Super Typhoon Haiyan’s impact on the psyche of survivors, topped the nominations...
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10 Best Film Festivals of 2021
The pandemic forced film festival organizers to shift their operations online or through a hybrid mode. Some were unable to adjust in time, but others thrived in the new setup. For the fifth straight...
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10 Best Scenes of 2021
The “Walang himala!” scene in Himala (1982). The trapped-in-the-corner ending of Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975). The “Magsayaw na lang tayo” scene in Temptation Island (1980). These are few of...
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Haiyan-set drama named best local film by the Society of Filipino Film...
Kun Maupay Man It Panahon, a moving absurdist drama set in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally named Yolanda) and starring Charo Santos-Concio and Daniel Padilla, is named Best Film in the...
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How Sinepiyu sails through the pandemic’s uncharted waters
Leo Cosmiano Baltar Screengrab from FDCP channel Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, local cinema still struggles to stay afloat. Since the virus ravaged the Philippines, cinema-based activities...
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Sinepiyu Steers Aspiring Filmmakers
Bernard Santos With the movement and flow of the global health crisis gripping the country, Sinepiyu navigates the social currents and plugs in the life support for film industry. Short film is a good...
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In10City: QCinema unveils lineup for 2022 edition
Written by Lé Baltar A decade since its inception, QCinema International Film Festival is marking the feat with a loaded lineup for this year’s edition, boasting a total of 58 films, scattered across...
View ArticleQCinema 2022 Asian Next Wave: ‘Return to Seoul’ review
★★★½ Written by Jayson Laniba In one scene of Davy Chou’s restless drama “Return to Seoul,” its protagonist Freddie (played to perfection by Ji-Min Park), sits at a bar, drunk, with her new friend...
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QCinema 2022 Advance Screening: ‘Bones and All’ review
★★½ Written by Jayson Laniba “Whatever you and I got, it’s got to be fed,” Mark Rylance’s Sully tells a young cannibal played by Taylor Russell in this 1980s-set road movie from Luca Guadagnino – an...
View ArticleQCinema 2022 Short Film Competition review
Written by Jayson Laniba Daddy issues, Western dreams, nostalgic memories and environmental advocacies abound in this year’s roster of short film entries for the QCShorts competition. It’s a mixed bag...
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QCinema 2022 Screen International: ‘Close’ review
★★★ Written by Jayson Laniba “Are you guys together?” a female classmate asks Eden Dambrine’s Léo in reference to his closeness with his best friend Rémi (Gustav de Waele). “No, we’re not together,”...
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QCinema 2022 Asian Next Wave: ‘Plan 75’ review
★★★½ Written by Jayson Laniba “Surely, the elderly don’t want to be a blight in our generation,” an unknown man whispers in the opening of this dystopian Japanese drama from director Chie Hayakawa....
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QCinema 2022 Asian Next Wave: ‘Elehiya’ review
★ Written by Jayson Laniba Cherie Gil remains to be one of this generation’s best actresses, and her passing away in August early this year leaves a hole in our hearts forever. Sadly, this film which...
View Article‘Autobiography,’ ‘Bold Eagle’ bag top plums in QCinema 2022 Pylon Awards
For a remarkable feature debut commandeered by two riveting lead performances, offering a very intense, haunting cinematic experience, “Autobiography” by Makbul Mubarak wins the Asian Next Wave award...
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QCinema 2022 Asian Next Wave Competition: ‘Ajoomma’ review
Written by Jayson Laniba “When they’re young, they need you more,“ says Hong Hui Fang’s character in this Singaporean-Korean dramedy from He Shuming. In the film, Fang plays Lim Bae Hwa, the titular...
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SFFR announces shortlists in 3 categories
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers announces shortlists in three categories for the 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards®: Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Live Action Short. Members of the...
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‘Leonor Will Never Die’, ‘Blue Room’ lead 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards nominations
Leonor Will Never Die, Martika Ramirez Escobar’s imaginative homage to 1980s Pinoy action flicks, and Blue Room, Ma-An Asuncion Dagñalan’s engaging debut feature about a group of privileged teens...
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9 Best Film Festivals of 2022
2022 saw the reopening of more cinemas/cinematheques across the country, including those screening film festival entries, when pandemic restrictions eased. Some filmfests were more successful than...
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