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Two Documentary Styles – In the Claws of Century Wanting and An Elegy to Forgetting
Jewel MarananāsĀ Sa Palad ng Dantaong KulangĀ (2017) is a documentary focusing on four separate families living in the port district of Tondo. InĀ Palad, Maranan follows the

Overdue: āThe Boy Foretold by the Starsā
In its unabashed sweetness and emotional honesty, The Boy Foretold by the Stars is a clear message to queer audiences ā fate or not, you deserve to

I ā The Filipino Critic Must be a Militant
This is a part of Musings on Film Criticism. It is a series about what is discussed in two film criticism classes the writer sits

The Spectre of Brockaās Maynila Still Haunts Us with Gasping for Air
Urban diaspora is a symptom of uneven development, especially in a country as archipelagic and disjointed as the Philippines. Fringe margins inaccessible to basic commodities

Charlie Kaufman is probably thinking of something in Iām Thinking of Ending Things. Itās not your fault if you canāt figure out what it is.
Picture this: a renowned filmmaker famous for making confusing films releases their newest work. And upon watching, you expectedly donāt know what the hell is

The Form is the Message: The pitfalls of advocacy filmmaking and the CINEMALAYA 2020 Main Competition Shorts Films
There is a stage in the humble filmmakerās career when they conflate advocacy and quality. And itās an understandable situation. The education system, award-giving bodies,

Little Women (2019): Owning Your Story
Note: There are spoilers in this essay about Little Women (2019). In Greta Gerwigās sophomore feature Little Women (2019), four sisters forge their own way during the

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019): Love, Art, and Continued Emancipation
NOTE: This article has spoilers. As soon as the Vivaldiās The Four Seasons stopped playing, I sank into my chair, with tears in my eyes, and
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My French Film Festival 2021 Goes Online
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History: ASWANG – First Documentary to Win Best Picture in FAMAS
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