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These are the many Hollywood film posters about mental health that have handled it with care
Mental Health disorders is not a joke. Film posters have existed primarily to persuade audiences to watch a film. Oftentimes crafted to include a scene,
These are the Filipino films streaming on Netflix this December 2020
Watch these Filipino films on Netflix. We promise you. You’ll thanks us later. A lot of Filipino films have been making its rounds on Netflix
Filipino Films You Can Watch on YouTube for Free While “Social Distancing”
Are you at the comforts of your humble abode, distancing yourself from people in order to avoid getting infected by the coronavirus pandemic? How do
The Best Filipino Films of 2019 (Part 3)
5. Edward Director: Thop Nazareno A good Bildungsroman knows the importance of change and discovery. As we reach certain milestones in our lives, we grow and
The Best Filipino Films of 2019 (Part 2)
11. Sila-Sila (The Same People) Director: Giancarlo Abrahan There’s something beyond the intimacy and truthfulness of Giancarlo Abrahan’s films that you just can’t quite put
The Best Filipino Films of 2019 (Part 1)
What has our national cinema achieved in the past decade? It’s 2020 now. This means that everything new is coming our way. This also means
LIST: 9 films to look forward to this 2019
We’ve only just hit the third month of this year and yet the slate of films that came out in the first quarter had us elated. From
Ten films and shows on Netflix that are worth your time
Admit it. You’ve googled this before. Terms like “What to watch on Netflix?” or, “Best romantic comedies on Netflix”, “Horror movies netflix”. Well, worry no more.
The FPR United Festival Report: QCinema International Film Festival 2018
Editor’s note: the following reviews are originally posted from each author’s blogs by permission. All opinions are ours, as per usual. Pauline Kael once said,
9 Arf-solutely Paw-some Dog Films to Binge Watch
We don’t want to spark a debate here but dogs are by far the most desirable pets on this planet. They are simple-minded, loyal and
Staff Picks: Our favorite Steven Spielberg films
Steven Spielberg’s new film The B.F.G. came out in theaters last week, and giving our due respects to the great director, we’re dedicating this week’s
10 Cinemalaya Films You Can Stream Now on iFlix
I’m quite certain there’s such a thing as a “festival hangover”, the frisson that is watching new films buoyed by the steady stream of tweets
Staff Picks: Our favorite found-footage films
The best way to describe the found-footage film is that it’s a cinematic anomaly, which isn’t to say that its existence is a bad thing.
Staff Picks: Our favorite one-shot films
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 film Rope is an early work indicative of the filmmaker’s blossoming mastery. It is flirting with suspense; it understands that, in making
Staff Picks: Our favorite LGBTQ films
In celebration of the LGBTQ Pride Month, we at F.P.R. share some of our favorite LGBTQ films. Describing the history of queer cinema as “rich”
Rebelde Film Camp: 5 Reasons why we’re excited (and why you should, too!)
Summer film camps are fun. This is why we love partnering with such events, including the buzzworthy, 5-day event, the Rebelde Film Camp. The workshop
A List of First Times at the #Oscars2016
Smoke hasn’t cleared from the fire that is the 88th Academy Awards—a.k.a. the most awkward Oscars night ever. During the three-hour show: Stacey Dash walked
3 Filipino Films to Stream (for free!) this People Power Revolution
While every one is commemorating the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, you’re holed up in the dark of your room for some reason.
Netflix Philippines is live! Here’s 10 titles you must watch
Here’s the thing: I can’t, in good faith, say that Filipinos are ready for film and television streaming. Not completely, anyway. The reason? You guessed
The Year In Horror: 16 best horror films of 2015
2015’s horror highlights is comprised of mostly obscure indies that no one seems to appreciate. Take for example Ted Geoghegan’s We Are Still Here, a
6 tips on surviving the ‘film festival’ season
As if Cinemalaya wasn’t enough… It’s been a long way down the road since Alexis Tioseco’s Wishful Thinking for Philippine Cinema in which he relays what
The Year in World Cinema: 20 Best Movies of 2014
2014 is a pretty interesting year for world cinema! We saw numerous low budget and yet intelligent science fiction movies that resonated to both audiences
The Year in Horror: 15+ Best Films of 2014
Time has struck into the annual season of lists, where selectionis spontaneously divorced from apt and valid criterion; where unjust remarks are made; and people
6 films released this year that are inspired by John Carpenter
I still hold that his latest film The Ward (2010) is not a John Carpenter film; he is not involved in both the script-work and