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Maria Leonora Teresa
Verdict: Do Something Else Pinoy Rebyu Score: 1.88 (4 ratings) Genre: Horror, Comedy Director: Wenn Deramas Writer: Keiko Aquino Cast: Iza Calzado, Jodi Sta. Maria, Zanjoe Marudo Synopsis: The film...
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Ibong Adarna: A Pinoy Adventure
Verdict: Proceed with Caution Pinoy Rebyu Score: 2.21 (7 ratings) Genre: Adventure Director: Jun Urbano Writers: Jun Urbano, Angelo Hernandez Cast: Rocco Nacino, Leo Martinez, Joel Torre, Angel Aquino,...
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Dementia
Verdict: Value for Money Pinoy Rebyu Score: 3.25 (18 ratings) Genre: Suspense, Drama Director: Percival Intalan Writers: Renei Dimla, Jun Lana Cast: Nora Aunor, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Bing Loyzaga,...
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Tumbang Preso
Verdict: Proceed with Caution Pinoy Rebyu Score: 2.60 (5 ratings) Genre: Drama Writer/Director: Kip Oebanda Cast: Kokoy de Santos, Kean Cipriano, Teri Malvar, Ronnie Lazaro, Dominic Roco, Star...
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Asintado
Verdict: Do Something Else Pinoy Rebyu Score: 1.77 (13 ratings) Genre: Drama Director: Louie Ignacio Writer: Socorro Villanueva Cast: Aiko Melendez, Gabby Eigenmann, Miggs Cuaderno, Rochelle...
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The Trial
Verdict: Value for Money Pinoy Rebyu Score: 3.25 (4 ratings) Genre: Drama Director: Chito Roño Writer: Kriz Gazmen, Enrico Santos Cast: John Lloyd Cruz, Jessy Mendiola, Gretchen Barretto, Richard...
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Best Performances of the Decade So Far (2010 to 2014)
Performance has always been one of Philippine cinema’s most popular film elements. We know, of course, that it is just but one of myriad components that make up a film. Yet when we watch movies, we...
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Best Performances of the Decade So Far (Nos. 80-61)
Jess Mendoza, The Natural Phenomenon of Madness (2011) Character: Unnamed, a young man forced to reckon with the consequences of a past crime he committed How can you make viewers interested in a...
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Best Performances of the Decade So Far (Nos. 60-41)
Chynna Ortaleza, #Y (2014) Character: Abbie, a frazzled suicide hotline operator who is befriended by her caller Ortaleza’s amiable turn as a hotline operator who goes out of her way to reach out to a...
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Best Performances Of The Decade So Far (Nos. 40-21)
Jodi Sta. Maria, Third World Happy (2010) Character: Aylynn, a single mother left behind by her then-boyfriend who migrated to America to follow his dream As evidenced by her hugely successful turn as...
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Best Performances of the Decade So Far (20-11)
Mimi Juareza, Quick Change (2013) Character: Dorina Pineda, a transwoman running an illegal cosmetic-surgery business “The idiosyncratic Quick Change fields superlative portrayals from its whole...
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Best Performances of the Decade (Individual Ballots)
Rito Asilo (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Eddie Garcia, Bwakaw Vilma Santos, Ekstra Nora Aunor, Thy Womb Agot Isidro, Mga Anino ng Kahapon Jericho Rosales, Alagwa Joel Torre, OTJ Angelica Panganiban,...
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Best Performances of the Decade So Far (Top Ten)
Sid Lucero, Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan (2013) Character: Fabian, an embittered law student who commits a brutal murder “It’s now common knowledge that Lucero is one of the finest actors not just...
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Dagitab tops 2014 local film poll; lead actress takes top acting honors
Dagitab, Giancarlo Abrahan’s debut feature about two intellectuals whose marriage is tested by the husband’s memory of a past lover and the wife’s dalliance with a precocious student, tops Pinoy...
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Greatest Pinoy Films of All Time
When we conducted our 2013 poll for the Greatest Pinoy Films of All Time list, 81 respondents (critics, filmmakers, archivists, academics, etc.) provided us with a total of 204 films, ranging from...
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Best Movie Houses in 2015
Movie reviewers have voted the cinemas in Quezon City’s TriNoma mall as the best in 2015. Aside from screening commercial fare, TriNoma cinemas have hosted several film festivals last year, including...
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Philippine Cinema 2015: Best Music/Soundtrack
Aside from voting Honor Thy Father as the best film of 2015, movie reviewers have also voted it as the most musically satisfying film of last year. The film’s original score was composed by frequent...
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Philippine Cinema 2015: Best Editing
Lawrence Ang’s dynamic, playful editing of Apocalypse Child contributed a lot to the film’s overall mood, and it has reaped him accolades, winning QCinema’s lone technical jury citation in 2015 and...
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Philippine Cinema 2015: Best Cinematography
Ber Cruz’s sun-bleached photography of Honor Thy Father leads the competitive cinematography field in 2015. As local cinematographers have adopted the latest in digital technology, they have also honed...
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Philippine Cinema 2015: 10 Best First Features
In a close three-way battle for the top spot, Ara Chawdury’s Miss Bulalacao edged out Bor Ocampo’s Dayang Asu and Carlo Enciso Catu’s Ari: My Life with a King for Best First Feature. The three films,...
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