SFFR Reviews The Manila Film Festival 2024 Set A
NananahanDirected by Dwein Baltazar Matt Ordonez – 4.5/5“Poverty Pawn(shop)” This is certainly a strange film to begin the Manila Film Festival ( Set A). It seemed criminal that the film had notable...
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May at NilaDirected by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo Matt Ordonez – 3/5 The film shows daring concepts and performances. The lead actresses displayed genuine chemistry and intimacy throughout their...
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Road to Happy
Score: 2.40 5 Ratings Genre: Comedy Synopsis: A self-proclaimed celebrity is on his way to his next gig when he finds a homeless girl hitching a ride in his van. © Puregold Channel Director: Joel...
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Anak Ka ng Ina Mo
Score: 3.45 10 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: Relationship between a hard-working mother and her son is challenged when she invites one of her students to their home. The IdeaFirst Company Director...
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One Day League: Dead Mother, Dead All
Score: 2.80 5 Ratings Genre: Comedy Synopsis: On a mission to secure funds for their Coach’s burial, Mary rallies their all-gay volleyball team together to reunite for a one-day league. © Puregold...
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3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion
Score: 1.72 9 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: Two besties rediscover the true meaning of their friendship through booze, bar crawls, and guy conflicts. © Black Cap Pictures Director: RC Delos Reyes...
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A Glimpse of Forever
Score: 3.33 6 Ratings Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Synopsis: A love story about a woman’s pursuit for comfort in virtual dating to make up for the lack of romance from her real-life partner. But what was...
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A Journey
Score: 3.29 7 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: Refusing treatment for her cancer, a woman goes on a road trip across Tasmania to check off items on her bucket list with her husband and best friend. ©...
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Cheaters
Score: 1.60 5 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: Two strangers meet and have strong sexual connection with each other, only to find out that they’re both in relationship with others. How can they sustain...
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Dearly Beloved
Score: 2.68 7 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: A deeply moving tale of how a couple with a blended family can keep their relationship from falling apart. Witness the story of an unconditional love and...
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Dirty Ice Cream
Score: 2.68 7 Ratings Genre: Drama Synopsis: Villagers are experiencing an extreme heat. Two hot ice cream vendors come to the village to sell ice cream. With electricity out, the women of the...
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Elevator
Score: 3.55 5 Ratings Genre: Drama, Romance Synopsis: Trapped inside the elevator of a hotel casino complex, a lowly elevator boy falls in love with his investor’s mistress that forces him to choose...
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SFFR releases shortlists of Best Short Films of 2024
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers announces shortlists in three categories for the 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards®: Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Live Action Short. Sixteen...
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Isang Himala, Tumandok lead 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards nominations
Isang Himala, the acclaimed musical adaptation of Ishmael Bernal’s classic Himala, and Tumandok, a powerful drama that tackles the plight of the indigenous Ati peoples of Western Visayas, topped the...
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Four Best Philippine Film Festivals of 2024
In the closest race ever for Pinoy Rebyu’s Annual Poll of Best Philippine Film Festival, four filmfests battled it out for the top plum. Before we reveal the top 4, we mention three runners-up that...
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Philippine Cinema’s 10 Best Scenes of 2024
Last year, 208 Filipino full-length films and hundreds more short films screened in various theaters and online platforms. The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers selected the ten best scenes and...
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Philippine Cinema’s 10 Best Scenes of 2024, part 2
This is the second part of our write-up on the best scenes of local cinema in 2024. If you haven’t read the first part, click here. The phone call, Balota Roy Narra, SFFR: “I was on the edge of my...
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Philippine Cinema’s 10 Best Scenes of 2024, part 3
This is the third part of our write-up on the best scenes of local cinema in 2024. If you haven’t read the first two parts, click Part 1 and Part 2. Final round, A Lab Story Fred Hawson, SFFR:...
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Philippine Cinema 2024: Scene of the Year
We come to the end of our countdown of the best scenes in Philippine cinema in 2024. If you haven’t read the writeup for the nine other scenes, click Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. The ill-fated lovers’...
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‘Tumandok’ Wins Best Film at 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards
Tumandok, a social realist drama collaboratively created by the Ati indigenous peoples of Western Visayas, has been named Best Film of 2024 by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR), triumphing...
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