The everyday routine of a Filipino family is founded on endurance and survival: surviving the traffic during rush hours, and surviving to make good on their respective jobs; and enduring the heat, the exhaustion, and the every struggle to make ends meet. That is of course unless you are privileged
Author: Kayo Jolongbayan
Lynch’s ‘Mulholland Dr.’: Using manipulation to cinematic effect
It has been more than ten years since the release of famed director David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. The film has since sparked insightful conversations aplenty among cinephiles and critics. What makes it such an effective, mind-boggling film? The Nerdwriter’s Evan Puschak dissects Lynch’s technique in utilizing expectation to manipulate his
HBO Films is making a new ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Science fiction fans, we’ve got news for you. Many years before The Hunger Games took millennials and youngsters to a chaotic dystopian world, a far more sinister dystopian future has been depicted in Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451. Set on a time where books and novels are prohibited, the book’s
Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara
Horror is perhaps one of the most diverse genres in film. Since its rich beginnings during the German Expressionism movement, the genre has evolved into several subgenres but remains intact on its main point: to scare the living guts out of its audience. Master of horror Wes Craven once said
The Danish Girl
2015 is a triumphant year for the L.G.B.T.Q. community. The legalization of same-sex marriage in several countries, including the United States of America, is a showcase of the world’s newly founded open-mindedness. It’s a big leap in pursuit of equality, a battle that has been going on for years now. Some, however,
Essentials: Alejandro González Iñárritu
In line with the release of Iñárritu’s new film The Revenant, we are launching a recurring feature in which we pick who we think is a key figure of cinema and revisit his/her most noteworthy titles—hence the name “Essentials”. Our man Kayo Jolongbayan looks back and discusses the films of the Hispanic cinema champion,
‘The Revenant’, ‘Steve Jobs’ win big at Golden Globes 2015
Just when you thought the 2015 film awards season is messed up, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 73rd Golden Globe awards announced their winners which, seriously, give us more excitement to this one of a kind race. In a sudden turn of events, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s cold Western epic The Revenant snatched
First teaser-trailer for James Wan’s ‘The Conjuring 2’ is here
Horror fans are up for a new paranormal investigation, and we’re out-of-this-world excited as the new teaser of The Conjuring 2 comes out to give a peek as to what we can expect from this sequel to the 2013 sleeper hit The Conjuring. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprise their roles
Alejandro González Iñárritu talks ‘The Revenant’ with Michael Mann
It’s the start of 2016, and part of most cinephile’s new year’s resolution is to complete their Oscar checklist before the awards night. With all these Oscar talk and acclaim, I’m sure we are looking forward to Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s latest epic The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy which will
My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore
Perhaps the best way to sit through Jose Javier Reyes’ My Bebe Love #Kiligpamore is putting down your cynical glasses and throwing your entire expectations out of the window. But a bitter taste is stronger than its tolerable bland-ness, and there is no turning back because, you know, the ticket
Justin Lin-directed ‘Star Trek: Beyond’ just dropped first trailer
Just as you thought that the Star Wars fans are the only ones rejoicing the release of a new film, [inlinetweet prefix=”Behold, ” tweeter=”@FilmPoliceRevs” suffix=”#StarTrekBeyond”]a teaser for the new Star Trek film drops[/inlinetweet], an early Christmas gift to le fans. Helmed by The Fast and the Furious-director Justin Lin, Star Trek: Beyond is the 50th
Dayang Asu
Much has been said about the pacing issues of Bor Ocampo’s Dayang Asu (Eng title: Dognation), and I think that is what makes this film really interesting; it is a nihilistic slow-burner, but it’s more than just a slow-burner. Set in a town of Pampanga, it focuses on a father
The Assassin
I must admit; upon entering the movie theatre, I expected Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin to be a high-energy Wuxia drama with exploding colors, intense fight scenes, and blasting traditional Chinese soundtrack. Instead, it begins in black and white, and there we see Yinniang (Shu Qi, still looking gorgeous sans make-up)
