Jason Paul Laxamana’s Cinemalaya award-winning film, Mercury Is Mine, is getting a handful of extended screenings in select theaters at Ayala Malls. I’ve written a review
Tag: Cinemalaya 2016
‘Pamilya Ordinaryo’ to have its commercial run on August 31
Cinephiles, I come bearing good news. Fresh from its Cinemalaya win, Eduardo Roy Jr.’s award-winning drama Pamilya Ordinaryo is going to have a run at commercial theaters
Lando at Bugoy
I am left with ambivalence upon learning in the credits roll that Lando at Bugoy is actually inspired by a real-life story. Does that supposed
Mercury Is Mine
The defining trait of Jason Paul Laxamana’s Mercury Is Mine is its forthright craziness. Never has madness been beckoned with this much vigor; it’s reckless,
Why do you go to film festivals?
One reason I hear from many is “for the experience”; one that, though I’m still at a loss of what it actually means, seems sensible.
Pamilya Ordinaryo
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
Here’s the trailer for Ivan Payawal’s Cinemalaya entry ‘I, America’
Quickly dropping here the teaser-trailer for Ivan Andrew Payawal’s I America, an indie dramedy starring Bella Padilla. It looks gorgeous by the way, and that’s thanks to